Gmina Szastarka

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Gmina Szastarka
Szastarka Commune
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Coordinates(Szastarka): 50°51′N22°20′E / 50.850°N 22.333°E / 50.850; 22.333 Coordinates: 50°51′N22°20′E / 50.850°N 22.333°E / 50.850; 22.333
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
County Kraśnik
Seat Szastarka
Area
  Total 73.53 km2 (28.39 sq mi)
Population (2013 [1] )
  Total 5,957
  Density 81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Website http://www.gminaszastarka.pl

Gmina Szastarka is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kraśnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Szastarka, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Kraśnik and 48 km (30 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

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".

Kraśnik County County in Lublin, Poland

Kraśnik 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 and largest town is Kraśnik, which lies 45 kilometres (28 mi) south-west of the regional capital Lublin. The only other town in the county is Annopol, lying 25 km (16 mi) west of Kraśnik.

Lublin Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

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 73.53 square kilometres (28.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,236 (5,957 in 2013).

Villages

Gmina Szastarka contains the villages and settlements of Blinów Drugi, Blinów Pierwszy, Brzozówka, Brzozówka-Kolonia, Cieślanki, Huta Józefów, Majdan-Obleszcze, Polichna, Rzeczyca-Kolonia, Stare Moczydła, Szastarka, Wojciechów and Wojciechów-Kolonia.

Blinów Drugi is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szastarka, within Kraśnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.

Blinów Pierwszy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szastarka, within Kraśnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.

Brzozówka, Lublin Voivodeship Village in Lublin, Poland

Brzozówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szastarka, within Kraśnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Szastarka, 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Kraśnik, and 49 km (30 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Szastarka is bordered by the gminas of Batorz, Kraśnik, Modliborzyce, Potok Wielki, Trzydnik Duży and Zakrzówek.

Gmina Batorz is a rural gmina in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Batorz, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Janów Lubelski and 45 km (28 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

Gmina Kraśnik is a rural gmina in Kraśnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kraśnik, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.

Gmina Modliborzyce is a rural gmina in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Modliborzyce, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Janów Lubelski and 58 km (36 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

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