Gmina Baćkowice is a rural gmina

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 Opatów County

Opatów County

Opatów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-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 largest town is Opatów, which lies ...

, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, or Świętokrzyskie Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie mountain range...

, in south-central 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 village of Baćkowice

Backowice

Baćkowice is a village in Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Baćkowice. It lies approximately west of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Opatów

Opatów

Opatów is a town in Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. It is the capital of Opatów County. Its population is 7,833 .Tourist attractions include a 12th century Collegiate Church of St...

 and 45 km (28 mi) east of the regional capital Kielce

Kielce

Kielce ) is a city in central Poland with 204,891 inhabitants . It is also the capital city of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Kielce Voivodeship...

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The gmina covers an area of 96.25 square kilometres (37.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,177.

The gmina contains part of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

 called Jeleniowska Landscape Park

Jeleniowska Landscape Park

Jeleniowska Landscape Park is a protected area in south-central Poland, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Baćkowice contains the villages and settlements of Baćkowice

Backowice

Baćkowice is a village in Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Baćkowice. It lies approximately west of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Baranówek

Baranówek, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Baranówek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baćkowice, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Baćkowice, west of Opatów, and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Gołoszyce, Janczyce

Janczyce

Janczyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baćkowice, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Baćkowice, west of Opatów, and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Modliborzyce

Modliborzyce, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Modliborzyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baćkowice, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Baćkowice, west of Opatów, and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Nowy Nieskurzów

Nowy Nieskurzów

Nowy Nieskurzów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baćkowice, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Baćkowice, west of Opatów, and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Olszownica

Olszownica

Olszownica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baćkowice, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Baćkowice, west of Opatów, and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Oziębłów‎, Piórków

Piórków

Piórków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baćkowice, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Baćkowice, west of Opatów, and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Piórków-Kolonia

Piórków-Kolonia

Piórków-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baćkowice, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Baćkowice, west of Opatów, and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Piskrzyn

Piskrzyn

Piskrzyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baćkowice, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Baćkowice, west of Opatów, and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Rudniki

Rudniki, Opatów County

Rudniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baćkowice, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Baćkowice, south-west of Opatów, and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Stary Nieskurzów

Stary Nieskurzów

Stary Nieskurzów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baćkowice, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Baćkowice, west of Opatów, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Wszachów

Wszachów

Wszachów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baćkowice, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Baćkowice, west of Opatów, and east of the regional capital Kielce....

 and Żerniki

Zerniki, Opatów County

Żerniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baćkowice, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Baćkowice, west of Opatów, and east of the regional capital Kielce....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Baćkowice is bordered by the gminas of Iwaniska

Gmina Iwaniska

Gmina Iwaniska is a rural gmina in Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Iwaniska, which lies approximately south-west of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Łagów, Opatów

Gmina Opatów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Gmina Opatów is an urban-rural gmina in Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Opatów, which lies approximately east of the regional capital Kielce....

, Sadowie

Gmina Sadowie

Gmina Sadowie is a rural gmina in Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sadowie, which lies approximately north-west of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....

 and Waśniów

Gmina Wasniów

Gmina Waśniów is a rural gmina in Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Waśniów, which lies approximately west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and east of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

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