Gmina Czechowice-Dziedzice 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 Bielsko County

Bielsko County

Bielsko 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 is the city of Bielsko-Biała, although the city...

, 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 town of Czechowice-Dziedzice

Czechowice-Dziedzice

Czechowice-Dziedzice is a town in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 34,867 inhabitants . It lies on the northeastern edge of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia...

, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-west of Bielsko-Biała

Bielsko-Biała

-Economy and Industry:Nowadays Bielsko-Biała is one of the best-developed parts of Poland. It was ranked 2nd best city for business in that country by Forbes. About 5% of people are unemployed . Bielsko-Biała is famous for its textile, machine-building, and especially automotive industry...

 and 36 km (22 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...

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The gmina covers an area of 66.28 square kilometres (25.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 43,248 (out of which the population of Czechowice-Dziedzice amounts to 34,811, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 8,437).

Villages

Apart from the town of Czechowice-Dziedzice, the gmina contains the villages of Bronów

Bronów, Silesian Voivodeship

Bronów is a village in Gmina Czechowice-Dziedzice, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 1,027 . The village lies on the edge of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1566.In 1874-1877 the Sacred Heart of...

, Ligota

Ligota, Silesian Voivodeship

Ligota is a village in Gmina Czechowice-Dziedzice, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 4,454 . The village lies on the edge of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1452 although the settlement is much...

 and Zabrzeg

Zabrzeg

Zabrzeg is a village in Gmina Czechowice-Dziedzice, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 3,107 . The village lies on the edge of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1521, although it was probably settled...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Czechowice-Dziedzice is bordered by the city of Bielsko-Biała

Bielsko-Biała

-Economy and Industry:Nowadays Bielsko-Biała is one of the best-developed parts of Poland. It was ranked 2nd best city for business in that country by Forbes. About 5% of people are unemployed . Bielsko-Biała is famous for its textile, machine-building, and especially automotive industry...

 and by the gminas of Bestwina

Gmina Bestwina

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

, Chybie

Gmina Chybie

Gmina Chybie is a rural gmina in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia...

, Goczałkowice-Zdrój, Jasienica

Gmina Jasienica

Gmina Jasienica is a rural gmina in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia...

 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....

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