| Gmina Skierbieszów Skierbieszów Commune | ||
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| Coordinates(Skierbieszów): 50°51′N23°22′E / 50.850°N 23.367°E Coordinates: 50°51′N23°22′E / 50.850°N 23.367°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Lublin | |
| County | Zamość County | |
| Seat | Skierbieszów | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 139.17 km2 (53.73 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013 [1] ) | ||
| • Total | 5,367 | |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) | |
| Website | http://www.skierbieszow.lubelskie.pl | |
Gmina Skierbieszów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Skierbieszów, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of Zamość and 72 km (45 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.
The gmina is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. As of 2010 there were 2,478 gminy throughout the country. The word gmina derives from the German word Gemeinde, meaning "community".
Zamość County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Zamość, although the city is not part of the county. The county contains three towns: Szczebrzeszyn, which lies 21 km (13 mi) west of Zamość, Zwierzyniec, which lies 24 km (15 mi) south-west of Zamość, and Krasnobród, 22 km (14 mi) south of Zamość.
Lublin Voivodeship, or Lublin Province, is a voivodeship, or province, located in southeastern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Lublin, Chełm, Zamość, Biała Podlaska and (partially) Tarnobrzeg and Siedlce Voivodeships, pursuant to Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after its largest city and regional capital, Lublin, and its territory is made of four historical lands: the western part of the voivodeship, with Lublin itself, belongs to Lesser Poland, the eastern part of Lublin Area belongs to Red Ruthenia, and the northeast belongs to Polesie and Podlasie.
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The gmina covers an area of 139.17 square kilometres (53.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,604 (5,367 in 2013).
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Skierbieszów Landscape Park.
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international organizations involved.
Skierbieszów Landscape Park is a protected area in eastern Poland, established in 1995.
