Gmina Bojszowy
Encyclopedia
Gmina Bojszowy is a rural gmina
(administrative district) in Bieruń-Lędziny County
, Silesian Voivodeship
, in southern Poland
. Its seat is the village of Bojszowy
, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Bieruń
and 22 km (14 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice
.
The gmina covers an area of 34.07 square kilometres (13.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,623.
, Bojszowy Nowe
, Jedlina
, Międzyrzecze
and Świerczyniec
.
and Tychy
, and by the gminas of Kobiór
, Miedźna
, Oświęcim
and Pszczyna
.
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 Bieruń-Lędziny County
Bierun-Ledziny County
Bieruń-Lędziny County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian 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 Bieruń, which lies ...
, Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...
, 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 village of Bojszowy
Bojszowy
Bojszowy is a village in Bieruń-Lędziny County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Bojszowy. It lies approximately south of Bieruń and south of the regional capital Katowice. The village has a population of 3,219.The settlement was first...
, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Bieruń
Bierun
Bieruń is a town in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland, about south of Katowice. The town belongs to the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously to Katowice Voivodeship and, before World War II, was part of the Polish Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship.-Geography:It is located...
and 22 km (14 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
.
The gmina covers an area of 34.07 square kilometres (13.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,623.
Villages
Gmina Bojszowy contains the villages and settlements of BojszowyBojszowy
Bojszowy is a village in Bieruń-Lędziny County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Bojszowy. It lies approximately south of Bieruń and south of the regional capital Katowice. The village has a population of 3,219.The settlement was first...
, Bojszowy Nowe
Bojszowy Nowe
Bojszowy Nowe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bojszowy, within Bieruń-Lędziny County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Bojszowy, south of Bieruń, and south of the regional capital Katowice....
, Jedlina
Jedlina, Silesian Voivodeship
Jedlina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bojszowy, within Bieruń-Lędziny County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Bojszowy, south of Bieruń, and south of the regional capital Katowice....
, Międzyrzecze
Miedzyrzecze, Silesian Voivodeship
Międzyrzecze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bojszowy, within Bieruń-Lędziny County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Bojszowy, south of Bieruń, and south of the regional capital Katowice....
and Świerczyniec
Swierczyniec
Świerczyniec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bojszowy, within Bieruń-Lędziny County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Bojszowy, south-west of Bieruń, and south of the regional capital Katowice....
.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Bojszowy is bordered by the towns of BieruńBierun
Bieruń is a town in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland, about south of Katowice. The town belongs to the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously to Katowice Voivodeship and, before World War II, was part of the Polish Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship.-Geography:It is located...
and Tychy
Tychy
Tychy is a city in Silesia, Poland, approximately south of Katowice. Situated on the southern edge of the Upper Silesian industrial district, the city borders Katowice to the north, Mikołów to the west, Bieruń to the east and Kobiór to the south...
, and by the gminas of Kobiór
Gmina Kobiór
Gmina Kobiór is a rural gmina in Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kobiór, which lies approximately north of Pszczyna and south of the regional capital Katowice....
, Miedźna
Gmina Miedzna
Gmina Miedzna is a rural gmina in Węgrów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Miedzna, which lies approximately north-east of Węgrów and east of Warsaw....
, Oświęcim
Gmina Oswiecim
Gmina Oświęcim is a rural gmina in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Oświęcim, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....
and Pszczyna
Gmina Pszczyna
Gmina Pszczyna is an urban-rural gmina in Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Pszczyna, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Katowice....
.