Gmina Czarnocin 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 Kazimierza County

Kazimierza County

Kazimierza 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 Kazimierza...

, 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 Czarnocin

Czarnocin, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Czarnocin is a village in Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Czarnocin. It lies approximately north of Kazimierza Wielka and south of the regional capital Kielce.The village has an approximate population of...

, which lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Kazimierza Wielka

Kazimierza Wielka

Kazimierza Wielka is a town in Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, about 45 km northeast of Kraków. It is the administrative seat of Kazimierza County . Population is 5,848 .-Education:* * *...

 and 61 km (38 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 69.53 square kilometres (26.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,176.

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 Kozubów Landscape Park

Kozubów Landscape Park

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

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Villages

Gmina Czarnocin contains the villages and settlements of Będziaki

Bedziaki

Będziaki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnocin, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Czarnocin, north-east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Bieglów

Bieglów

Bieglów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnocin, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Czarnocin, north of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Charzowice

Charzowice

Charzowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnocin, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Czarnocin, north-east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Cieszkowy

Cieszkowy

Cieszkowy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnocin, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Czarnocin, north-east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a...

, Ciuślice

Ciuslice

Ciuślice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnocin, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Czarnocin, north of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Czarnocin

Czarnocin, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Czarnocin is a village in Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Czarnocin. It lies approximately north of Kazimierza Wielka and south of the regional capital Kielce.The village has an approximate population of...

, Dębiany

Debiany, Kazimierza County

Dębiany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnocin, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Czarnocin, north-east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Kolosy

Kolosy

Kolosy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnocin, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Czarnocin, north-east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.The village has an...

, Koryto

Koryto, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Koryto is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnocin, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Czarnocin, north of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Krzyż

Krzyz, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Krzyż is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnocin, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Czarnocin, north-east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Malżyce

Malzyce

Malżyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnocin, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Czarnocin, north of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Mękarzowice

Mekarzowice, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Mękarzowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnocin, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Czarnocin, north of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Michałowice, Mikołajów, Miławczyce, Opatkowiczki

Opatkowiczki

Opatkowiczki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnocin, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Czarnocin, north of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Soboszów

Soboszów

Soboszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnocin, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Czarnocin, north-east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Sokolina

Sokolina

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

, Stradów

Stradów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Stradów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnocin, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Czarnocin, north of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Stropieszyn

Stropieszyn, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Swoszowice

Swoszowice, Kazimierza County

Swoszowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnocin, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Czarnocin, north-east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Turnawiec

Turnawiec

Turnawiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnocin, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Czarnocin, north of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Zagaje Stradowskie

Zagaje Stradowskie

Zagaje Stradowskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnocin, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Czarnocin, north of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

 and Zagajów

Zagajów, Kazimierza County

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

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Czarnocin is bordered by the gminas of Działoszyce, Kazimierza Wielka

Gmina Kazimierza Wielka

Gmina Kazimierza Wielka is an urban-rural gmina in Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland...

, Opatowiec

Gmina Opatowiec

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

, 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....

, Skalbmierz

Gmina Skalbmierz

Gmina Skalbmierz is an urban-rural gmina in Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Skalbmierz, which lies approximately north-west of Kazimierza Wielka and south of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006...

, Wiślica

Gmina Wislica

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

 and Złota.