Gmina Szczurowa

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Gmina Szczurowa
Szczurowa Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Szczurowa): 50°7′N20°39′E / 50.117°N 20.650°E / 50.117; 20.650 Coordinates: 50°7′N20°39′E / 50.117°N 20.650°E / 50.117; 20.650
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Brzesko
Seat Szczurowa
Area
  Total 134.64 km2 (51.98 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 9,846
  Density 73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Website http://www.szczurowa.pl

Gmina Szczurowa is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Szczurowa, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Brzesko and 52 km (32 mi) east 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".

Brzesko County County in Lesser Poland, Poland

Brzesko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. 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 Brzesko, which lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Czchów, lying 14 km (9 mi) south of Brzesko.

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).

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The gmina covers an area of 134.64 square kilometres (52.0 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,846.

Villages

Gmina Szczurowa contains the villages and settlements of Barczków, Dąbrówka Morska, Dołęga, Górka, Kopacze Wielkie, Księże Kopacze, Kwików, Niedzieliska, Pojawie, Popędzyna, Rajsko, Rudy-Rysie, Rylowa, Rząchowa, Strzelce Małe, Strzelce Wielkie, Szczurowa, Uście Solne, Wola Przemykowska, Wrzępia and Zaborów.

Barczków Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Barczków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczurowa, within Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Szczurowa, 20 km (12 mi) north of Brzesko, and 45 km (28 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

Dąbrówka Morska Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Dąbrówka Morska is a small village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczurowa, within Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Szczurowa, 19 km (12 mi) north of Brzesko, and 46 km (29 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

Dołęga, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Dołęga is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczurowa, within Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Szczurowa, 16 km (10 mi) north of Brzesko, and 55 km (34 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Szczurowa is bordered by the gminas of Bochnia, Borzęcin, Brzesko, Drwinia, Koszyce, Radłów, Rzezawa and Wietrzychowice.

Bochnia Commune is a gmina within Lesser Poland Voivodeship in the south of Poland. It is situated on the borderline between two geographical regions: the Sandomierz Basin in the northern part of the commune's territory, and the Wieliczka Piedmont in the southern part.

Gmina Borzęcin is a rural gmina in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Borzęcin, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Brzesko and 55 km (34 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

Gmina Brzesko is an urban-rural gmina in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Brzesko, which lies approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

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Kwików Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

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Szczurowa Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

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Zaborów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

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