Gmina Chmielnik is an urban-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 Kielce County

Kielce County

Kielce 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 is the city of Kielce, although the...

, 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 town of Chmielnik

Chmielnik

Chmielnik is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 4,005 . Town's name is derived from hop .- History :...

, which lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) south 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 142.87 square kilometres (55.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 11,568 (out of which the population of Chmielnik amounts to 4,005, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 7,563).

The gmina contains parts 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...

s called Nida Landscape Park

Nida Landscape Park

Nida Landscape Park is a protected area in south-central Poland, established in 1986, covering an area of on the banks of the Nida river....

 and Szaniec Landscape Park

Szaniec Landscape Park

Szaniec Landscape Park is a protected area in south-central Poland, covering an area of .The Park lies within Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship: in Busko County , Kielce County and Pińczów County ....

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Villages

Apart from the town of Chmielnik, Gmina Chmielnik contains the villages and settlements of Borzykowa

Borzykowa, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Borzykowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chmielnik, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Chmielnik and south of the regional capital Kielce....

, Celiny

Celiny, Gmina Chmielnik

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

, Chomentówek

Chomentówek

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

, Ciecierze

Ciecierze

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

, Grabowiec

Grabowiec, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Holendry

Holendry, Gmina Chmielnik

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

, Jasień

Jasien, Gmina Chmielnik

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

, Kotlice

Kotlice, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Łagiewniki, Lipy

Lipy, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Lipy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chmielnik, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland.-References:...

, Lubania

Lubania, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Ługi, Minostowice

Minostowice

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

, Piotrkowice

Piotrkowice, Kielce County

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

, Przededworze

Przededworze

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

, Sędziejowice

Sedziejowice, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Śladków Duży

Sladków Duzy

Śladków Duży is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chmielnik, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Chmielnik and south of the regional capital Kielce....

, Śladków Mały, Suchowola

Suchowola, Kielce County

Suchowola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chmielnik, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Chmielnik and south of the regional capital Kielce....

, Suliszów

Suliszów, Kielce County

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

, Suskrajowice

Suskrajowice

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

, Szyszczyce

Szyszczyce, Kielce County

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

, Zrecze Chałupczańskie, Zrecze Duże

Zrecze Duze

Zrecze Duże is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chmielnik, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Chmielnik and south-east of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

 and Zrecze Małe.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Chmielnik is bordered by the gminas of Busko-Zdrój

Gmina Busko-Zdrój

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

, Gnojno

Gmina Gnojno

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

, Kije

Gmina Kije

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

, Morawica

Gmina Morawica

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

, Pierzchnica

Gmina Pierzchnica

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

 and Pińczów

Gmina Pinczów

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

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