Gmina Szydłowiec

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Gmina Szydłowiec
Szydłowiec Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Szydłowiec): 51°14′N20°51′E / 51.233°N 20.850°E / 51.233; 20.850 Coordinates: 51°14′N20°51′E / 51.233°N 20.850°E / 51.233; 20.850
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
County Szydłowiec
Seat Szydłowiec
Area
 • Total 138.15 km2 (53.34 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 19,290
 • Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
 •  Urban 12,030
 • Rural 7,260
Website http://www.szydlowiec.pl

Gmina Szydłowiec is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Szydłowiec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Szydłowiec, which lies approximately 110 kilometres (68 mi) south of Warsaw.

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".

Szydłowiec County County in Masovian, Poland

Szydłowiec County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central 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 only town is Szydłowiec, which lies 110 kilometres (68 mi) south of Warsaw.

Masovian Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

Mazovian Voivodeship or Mazovia Province is the largest and most populous of the 16 Polish provinces, or voivodeships, created in 1999. It occupies 35,579 square kilometres (13,737 sq mi) of east-central Poland, and has 5,324,500 inhabitants. Its principal cities are Warsaw in the centre of the Warsaw metropolitan area, Radom (226,000) in the south, Płock (127,000) in the west, Siedlce (77,000) in the east, and Ostrołęka (55,000) in the north. The capital of the voivodeship is the national capital, Warsaw.

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The gmina covers an area of 138.15 square kilometres (53.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 19,290 (out of which the population of Szydłowiec amounts to 12,030, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 7,260).

Villages

Apart from the town of Szydłowiec, Gmina Szydłowiec contains the villages and settlements of Barak, Chustki, Ciechostowice, Długosz, Hucisko, Jankowice, Korzyce, Krzcięcin, Łazy, Majdów, Marywil, Mszadla, Omięcin, Rybianka, Sadek, Świerczek, Świniów, Szydłówek, Wilcza Wola, Wola Korzeniowa, Wysocko, Wysoka, Zastronie and Zdziechów.

Barak, Masovian Voivodeship Village in Masovian, Poland

Barak is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szydłowiec, within Szydłowiec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Szydłowiec and 114 km (71 mi) south of Warsaw.

Chustki Village in Masovian, Poland

Chustki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szydłowiec, within Szydłowiec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Szydłowiec and 104 km (65 mi) south of Warsaw.

Ciechostowice Village in Masovian, Poland

Ciechostowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szydłowiec, within Szydłowiec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Szydłowiec and 118 km (73 mi) south of Warsaw.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Szydłowiec is bordered by the town of Skarżysko-Kamienna and by the gminas of Bliżyn, Chlewiska, Jastrząb, Mirów, Orońsko, Skarżysko Kościelne and Wieniawa.

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Gmina Bliżyn is a rural gmina in Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Bliżyn, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Skarżysko-Kamienna and 27 km (17 mi) north of the regional capital Kielce.

Gmina Chlewiska is a rural gmina in Szydłowiec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Chlewiska, which lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Szydłowiec and 110 km (68 mi) south of Warsaw. The gmina covers an area of 124.2 square kilometres (48.0 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,196.

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