Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem 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 Nowy Sącz County

Nowy Sacz County

Nowy Sącz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...

, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...

, 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 Gródek nad Dunajcem

Gródek nad Dunajcem

Gródek nad Dunajcem is a village in southern Poland situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999 . It is approximately north of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.-See also:*Dunajec River*Nowy Targ*Zakopane...

, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Nowy Sącz

Nowy Sacz

Nowy Sącz is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sącz County, but is not included within the powiat.-Names:...

 and 67 km (42 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków

Kraków

Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...

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The gmina covers an area of 88.17 square kilometres (34 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,896.

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 Ciężkowice-Rożnów Landscape Park

Ciezkowice-Roznów Landscape Park

Ciężkowice-Rożnów Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1995, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem contains the villages and settlements of Bartkowa

Bartkowa

Bartkowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Bujne

Bujne

Bujne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Gródek nad Dunajcem

Gródek nad Dunajcem

Gródek nad Dunajcem is a village in southern Poland situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999 . It is approximately north of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.-See also:*Dunajec River*Nowy Targ*Zakopane...

, Jelna

Jelna, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Jelna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Jelna-Działy, Lipie

Lipie, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Lipie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Podole

Podole, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Podole is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Gródek nad Dunajcem, north-east of Nowy Sącz, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Przydonica

Przydonica

Przydonica is an obscure village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. The namesake of "our Lady of Prydonic" It lies approximately north-east of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków...

, Przydonica-Glinik

Przydonica-Glinik

Przydonica-Glinik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.The village has a population of 223.-References:...

, Rożnów

Roznów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Rożnów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Roztoka

Roztoka, Nowy Sacz County

Roztoka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Sienna

Sienna, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Sienna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Tropie

Tropie, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Tropie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

 and Zbyszyce

Zbyszyce

Zbyszyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem is bordered by the gminas of Chełmiec, Czchów

Gmina Czchów

Gmina Czchów is an urban-rural gmina in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Czchów, which lies approximately south of Brzesko and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Korzenna

Gmina Korzenna

Gmina Korzenna is a rural gmina in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Korzenna, which lies approximately north-east of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Łososina Dolna and Zakliczyn

Gmina Zakliczyn

Gmina Zakliczyn is an urban-rural gmina in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Zakliczyn, which lies approximately south-west of Tarnów and east of the regional capital Kraków....

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