Gmina Boronów 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 Lubliniec County

Lubliniec County

Lubliniec 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 Lubliniec, 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...

. It was formed in 1993, having previously been part of Gmina Herby

Gmina Herby

Gmina Herby is a rural gmina in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Herby, which lies approximately north-east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice...

. Its seat is the village of Boronów

Boronów

Boronów is a village in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Boronów. It lies approximately east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice. it is on the Liswarta river. The village has a population of 2,793...

, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) east of Lubliniec

Lubliniec

Lubliniec is a town in southern Poland with 29,359 inhabitants . It is the capital of Lubliniec County, part of Silesian Voivodeship ; previously it was in Częstochowa Voivodeship .-Geography:...

 and 49 km (30 mi) north 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...

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The gmina covers an area of 56 square kilometres (21.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,303.

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 Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park

Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park

Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1998, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Boronów contains the villages and settlements of Boronów

Boronów

Boronów is a village in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Boronów. It lies approximately east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice. it is on the Liswarta river. The village has a population of 2,793...

, Cielec

Cielec

Cielec is a former settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Boronów, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Boronów, east of Lubliniec, and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Dębowa Góra

Debowa Góra, Silesian Voivodeship

Dębowa Góra is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boronów, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Boronów, east of Lubliniec, and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Doły, Grojec

Grojec, Silesian Voivodeship

Grojec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boronów, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Boronów, east of Lubliniec, and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Hucisko

Hucisko, Lubliniec County

Hucisko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boronów, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Boronów, east of Lubliniec, and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Sitki

Sitki, Silesian Voivodeship

Sitki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boronów, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Boronów, east of Lubliniec, and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of 6.-References:...

, Szklana Huta

Szklana Huta, Silesian Voivodeship

Szklana Huta is a former settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Boronów, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Boronów, east of Lubliniec, and north of the regional capital Katowice....

 and Zumpy

Zumpy

Zumpy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boronów, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Boronów, east of Lubliniec, and north of the regional capital Katowice....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Boronów is bordered by the gminas of Herby

Gmina Herby

Gmina Herby is a rural gmina in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Herby, which lies approximately north-east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice...

, Konopiska

Gmina Konopiska

Gmina Konopiska is a rural gmina in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Konopiska, which lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

 and Koszęcin

Gmina Koszecin

Gmina Koszęcin is a rural gmina in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Koszęcin, which lies approximately south-east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice....

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