Gmina Herby 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 Herby

Herby

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

, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-east 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 57 km (35 mi) north 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...

. Until 1993 it also included the area which now makes up Gmina Boronów

Gmina Boronów

Gmina Boronów is a rural gmina in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It was formed in 1993, having previously been part of Gmina Herby...

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The gmina covers an area of 50.47 square kilometres (19.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,981.

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 Herby contains the villages and settlements of Brasowe

Brasowe

Brasowe is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Herby, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.-References:...

, Braszczok

Braszczok

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

, Chwostek

Chwostek

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

, Cztery Kopy

Cztery Kopy

Cztery Kopy is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Herby, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Drapacz

Drapacz, Silesian Voivodeship

Drapacz is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Herby, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Głąby, Hadra

Hadra, Poland

Hadra is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Herby, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of 409....

, Herby

Herby

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

, Kalina

Kalina, Silesian Voivodeship

Kalina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Herby, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of 381....

, Kierzki

Kierzki, Silesian Voivodeship

Kierzki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Herby, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of 57....

, Kolonia Lisów

Kolonia Lisów

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

, Łebki, Łęg, Lisów

Lisów, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Mochała, Niwy

Niwy, Gmina Herby

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

, Oleksiki

Oleksiki

Oleksiki is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Herby, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Olszyna

Olszyna, Silesian Voivodeship

Olszyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Herby, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Lubliniec and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of 773....

, Otrzęsie

Otrzesie

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

, Pietrzaki

Pietrzaki

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

, Piłka, Pustkowie

Pustkowie, Lubliniec County

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

, Tanina

Tanina, Silesian Voivodeship

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

 and Turza

Turza, Lubliniec County

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

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Herby is bordered by the gminas of Blachownia

Gmina Blachownia

Gmina Blachownia is an urban-rural gmina in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Blachownia, which lies approximately west of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Boronów

Gmina Boronów

Gmina Boronów is a rural gmina in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It was formed in 1993, having previously been part of Gmina Herby...

, Ciasna

Gmina Ciasna

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

, Konopiska

Gmina Konopiska

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

, Koszęcin

Gmina Koszecin

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

, 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....

 and Wręczyca Wielka

Gmina Wreczyca Wielka

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

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