Gmina Spytkowice, Nowy Targ County

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Gmina Spytkowice
Spytkowice Commune
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Coordinates(Spytkowice): 49°34′35″N19°49′7″E / 49.57639°N 19.81861°E / 49.57639; 19.81861 Coordinates: 49°34′35″N19°49′7″E / 49.57639°N 19.81861°E / 49.57639; 19.81861
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Nowy Targ
Seat Spytkowice
Area
  Total 32.19 km2 (12.43 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 3,979
  Density 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Website http://www.spytkowice.pl

Gmina Spytkowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Spytkowice, which lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Nowy Targ and 55 km (34 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

Gmina administrative division of Poland

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".

Nowy Targ County County in Lesser Poland, Poland

Nowy Targ County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Nowy Targ, which lies 67 kilometres (42 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków. The county also contains the towns of Rabka-Zdrój, lying 18 km (11 mi) north of Nowy Targ, and Szczawnica, 35 km (22 mi) east of Nowy Targ.

Lesser Poland Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

Lesser Poland Voivodeship or Lesser Poland Province, also known as Małopolska Voivodeship or Małopolska Province, is a voivodeship (province), in southern Poland. It has an area of 15,108 square kilometres (5,833 sq mi), and a population of 3,267,731 (2006).

The gmina covers an area of 32.19 square kilometres (12.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,979.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Spytkowice is bordered by the gminas of Bystra-Sidzina, Jabłonka, Jordanów and Raba Wyżna.

Gmina Bystra-Sidzina is a rural gmina in Sucha County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Bystra; it also contains the village of Sidzina.

Gmina Jabłonka is a rural gmina in Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Slovak border. Its seat is the village of Jabłonka, which lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of Nowy Targ and 67 km (42 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

Gmina Jordanów is a rural gmina in Sucha County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Jordanów, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.

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Spytkowice is a village in Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Spytkowice. It lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Nowy Targ and 55 km (34 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

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