Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna 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 Piaseczno County

Piaseczno County

Piaseczno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Piaseczno, which lies ...

, Masovian Voivodeship

Masovian Voivodeship

-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...

, in east-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 town of Konstancin-Jeziorna

Konstancin-Jeziorna

Konstancin-Jeziorna is a town in Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 16,963 inhabitants . It is located about 20 km south of downtown Warsaw and is a part of the metropolitan area of that city....

, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Piaseczno

Piaseczno

Piaseczno is a town in central Poland with 32,610 inhabitants .It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship, approximately 16 kilometers south of Warsaw. It is a popular residential area and a suburb of Warsaw and is strongly linked to the capital, both economically and culturally...

 and 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

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The gmina covers an area of 78.28 square kilometres (30.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 23,229 (out of which the population of Konstancin-Jeziorna amounts to 16,579, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,650).

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 Chojnów Landscape Park

Chojnów Landscape Park

Chojnów Landscape Park is a protected area in east-central Poland, established in 1993, covering an area of...

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Villages

Apart from the town of Konstancin-Jeziorna, Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna contains the villages and settlements of Bielawa

Bielawa, Masovian Voivodeship

Bielawa is a village located in Poland, in Piaseczno County in the Masovian Voivodeship, just south of the city of Warsaw.The Bielawski family originated from and owned the village of Bielawa in the 15th century through 17th century.-External links:***...

, Borowina

Borowina, Piaseczno County

Borowina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.-References:...

, Cieciszew

Cieciszew

Cieciszew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Konstancin-Jeziorna, east of Piaseczno, and south-east of Warsaw....

, Ciszyca

Ciszyca, Masovian Voivodeship

Ciszyca is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Konstancin-Jeziorna, east of Piaseczno, and south-east of Warsaw....

, Czarnów

Czarnów, Piaseczno County

Czarnów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Konstancin-Jeziorna, east of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw....

, Czernidła, Gassy

Gassy

Gassy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Konstancin-Jeziorna, east of Piaseczno, and south-east of Warsaw....

, Habdzin

Habdzin

Habdzin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.-References:...

, Kawęczyn

Kaweczyn, Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna

Kawęczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.The village has a population of 400.-References:...

, Kawęczynek

Kaweczynek, Masovian Voivodeship

Kawęczynek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Konstancin-Jeziorna, east of Piaseczno, and south-east of Warsaw....

, Kępa Okrzewska

Kepa Okrzewska

Kępa Okrzewska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Konstancin-Jeziorna, north-east of Piaseczno, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Kierszek

Kierszek

Kierszek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Konstancin-Jeziorna, north-east of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw....

, Łęg, Obórki

Obórki, Piaseczno County

Obórki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Konstancin-Jeziorna, north-east of Piaseczno, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Obory

Obory, Piaseczno County

Obory is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Konstancin-Jeziorna, east of Piaseczno, and south-east of Warsaw....

, Okrzeszyn

Okrzeszyn, Masovian Voivodeship

Okrzeszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Konstancin-Jeziorna, north-east of Piaseczno, and south-east of Warsaw.The village has a population of...

, Opacz

Opacz

Opacz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Konstancin-Jeziorna, east of Piaseczno, and south-east of Warsaw....

, Parcela-Obory

Parcela-Obory

Parcela-Obory is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.-References:...

, Piaski

Piaski, Piaseczno County

Piaski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Konstancin-Jeziorna, east of Piaseczno, and south-east of Warsaw....

, Słomczyn and Turowice

Turowice, Piaseczno County

Turowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Konstancin-Jeziorna, east of Piaseczno, and south-east of Warsaw....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Konstancin-Jeziorna is bordered by Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

, by the towns of Józefów

Józefów

Józefów is a very common placename in Poland.Towns:* Józefów in Masovian Voivodeship, near Warsaw*Józefów, Biłgoraj County in Lublin Voivodeship Villages:...

 and Otwock

Otwock

Otwock is a town in central Poland, some southeast of Warsaw, with 42,765 inhabitants . It is situated on the right bank of Vistula River below the mouth of Swider River. Otwock is home to a unique architectural style called Swidermajer....

, and by the gminas of Góra Kalwaria

Gmina Góra Kalwaria

Gmina Góra Kalwaria is an urban-rural gmina in Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Góra Kalwaria, which lies approximately south-east of Piaseczno and south-east of Warsaw....

, Karczew

Gmina Karczew

Gmina Karczew is an urban-rural gmina in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Karczew, which lies approximately south of Otwock and south-east of Warsaw....

 and Piaseczno

Gmina Piaseczno

Gmina Piaseczno is an urban-rural gmina in Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Piaseczno, which lies approximately south of Warsaw....

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