Gmina Ciasna 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...

. Its seat is the village of Ciasna

Ciasna

Ciasna is a village in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Ciasna. It lies approximately north-west of Lubliniec and north-west of the regional capital Katowice....

, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west 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 64 km (40 mi) north-west 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 134.17 square kilometres (51.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,938.

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 Ciasna contains the villages and settlements of Ciasna

Ciasna

Ciasna is a village in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Ciasna. It lies approximately north-west of Lubliniec and north-west of the regional capital Katowice....

, Dzielna

Dzielna, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Glinica

Glinica, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Jeżowa

Jezowa

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

, Molna

Molna

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

, Panoszów

Panoszów

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

, Sieraków Śląski

Sieraków Slaski

Sieraków Śląski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ciasna, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Ciasna, north-west of Lubliniec, and north-west of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Wędzina

Wedzina

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

 and Zborowskie

Zborowskie, Silesian Voivodeship

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

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Ciasna is bordered by the gminas of Dobrodzień

Gmina Dobrodzien

Gmina Dobrodzień, German Gemeinde Guttentag is an urban-rural gmina in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, 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...

, Kochanowice

Gmina Kochanowice

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

, Olesno

Gmina Olesno, Opole Voivodeship

Gmina Olesno is an urban-rural gmina in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Olesno, which lies approximately north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Pawonków

Gmina Pawonków

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

 and Przystajń

Gmina Przystajn

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

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