Gmina Andrychów
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Gmina Andrychów is an urban-rural gmina
(administrative district) in Wadowice County
, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
, in southern Poland
. Its seat is the town of Andrychów
, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Wadowice
and 49 km (30 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków
.
The gmina covers an area of 100.6 square kilometres (38.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 42,893 (out of which the population of Andrychów amounts to 21,691, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 21,202).
, Inwałd, Roczyny
, Rzyki
, Sułkowice, Targanice
and Zagórnik
.
, Łękawica, Porąbka
, Ślemień
, Stryszawa
and Wieprz
.
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
(administrative district) in Wadowice County
Wadowice County
Wadowice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 town of Wadowice, the birthplace of...
, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...
, in southern Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. Its seat is the town of Andrychów
Andrychów
Andrychów is the largest town in Wadowice County in southern Poland with 22,257 inhabitants as of 2006. It has been situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999. Previously, it was located in Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship...
, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Wadowice
Wadowice
Wadowice is a town in southern Poland, 50 km from Kraków with 19,200 inhabitants , situated on the Skawa river, confluence of Vistula, in the eastern part of Silesian Plateau...
and 49 km (30 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
.
The gmina covers an area of 100.6 square kilometres (38.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 42,893 (out of which the population of Andrychów amounts to 21,691, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 21,202).
Villages
Apart from the town of Andrychów, Gmina Andrychów contains the villages and settlements of BrzezinkaBrzezinka, Gmina Andrychów
Brzezinka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Andrychów, within Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Andrychów, south-west of Wadowice, and south-west of the regional capital Kraków.The village has a population of...
, Inwałd, Roczyny
Roczyny
Roczyny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Andrychów, within Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Andrychów, west of Wadowice, and south-west of the regional capital Kraków....
, Rzyki
Rzyki
Rzyki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Andrychów, within Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Andrychów, south-west of Wadowice, and south-west of the regional capital, Kraków.The village has a population of...
, Sułkowice, Targanice
Targanice
Targanice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Andrychów, within Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Andrychów, south-west of Wadowice, and south-west of the regional capital Kraków....
and Zagórnik
Zagórnik, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Zagórnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Andrychów, within Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Andrychów, south-west of Wadowice, and south-west of the regional capital Kraków.The village has a population of...
.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Andrychów is bordered by the gminas of KętyGmina Kety
Gmina Kęty is an urban-rural gmina in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kęty, which lies approximately south of Oświęcim and west of the regional capital Kraków....
, Łękawica, Porąbka
Gmina Porabka
Gmina Porąbka is a rural gmina in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Porąbka, which lies approximately east of Bielsko-Biała and south of the regional capital Katowice....
, Ślemień
Gmina Slemien
Gmina Ślemień is a rural gmina in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Ślemień, which lies approximately east of Żywiec and south-east of the regional capital Katowice...
, Stryszawa
Gmina Stryszawa
Gmina Stryszawa is a rural gmina in Sucha County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Stryszawa, which lies approximately west of Sucha Beskidzka and south-west of the regional capital Kraków....
and Wieprz
Gmina Wieprz
Gmina Wieprz is a rural gmina in Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Wieprz, which lies approximately west of Wadowice and south-west of the regional capital Kraków....
.