Gmina Wojnicz

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Gmina Wojnicz
Wojnicz Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Wojnicz): 49°58′N20°50′E / 49.967°N 20.833°E / 49.967; 20.833 Coordinates: 49°58′N20°50′E / 49.967°N 20.833°E / 49.967; 20.833
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Tarnów County
Seat Wojnicz
Area
  Total 78.55 km2 (30.33 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 13,019
  Density 170/km2 (430/sq mi)
   Urban 3,404
  Rural 9,615
Website http://www.wojnicz.pl

Gmina Wojnicz is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Wojnicz, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Tarnów and 65 km (40 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".

Tarnów County County in Lesser Poland, Poland

Tarnów 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 is the city of Tarnów, although the city is not part of the county. The county contains seven towns: Tuchów, 16 km (10 mi) south of Tarnów, Żabno, 14 km (9 mi) north-west of Tarnów, Wojnicz, 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Tarnów, Radłów, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Tarnów, Ryglice, 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Tarnów, Ciężkowice, 26 km (16 mi) south of Tarnów, and Zakliczyn, 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Tarnów.

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 78.55 square kilometres (30.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,019 (out of which the population of Wojnicz amounts to 3,404, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 9,615).

Villages

Apart from the town of Wojnicz, Gmina Wojnicz contains the villages and settlements of Biadoliny Radłowskie, Dębina Łętowska, Dębina Zakrzowska, Grabno, Isep, Łopoń, Łukanowice, Milówka, Olszyny, Rudka, Sukmanie, Więckowice, Wielka Wieś and Zakrzów.

Biadoliny Radłowskie Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Biadoliny Radłowskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wojnicz, within Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Wojnicz, 17 km (11 mi) west of Tarnów, and 62 km (39 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

Dębina Łętowska Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Dębina Łętowska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wojnicz, within Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 1 kilometre (1 mi) south-west of Wojnicz, 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Tarnów, and 65 km (40 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

Dębina Zakrzowska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wojnicz, within Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Wojnicz is bordered by the gminas of Borzęcin, Dębno, Pleśna, Tarnów, Wierzchosławice, Wietrzychowice and Zakliczyn.

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 Dębno is a rural gmina in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Dębno, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Brzesko and 57 km (35 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

Gmina Pleśna is a rural gmina in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Pleśna, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Tarnów and 74 km (46 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

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