Gmina Koszęcin 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 Koszęcin

Koszecin

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

, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-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 45 km (28 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...

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The gmina covers an area of 129 square kilometres (49.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 11,467.

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 Koszęcin contains the villages and settlements of Brusiek

Brusiek

Brusiek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koszęcin, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Koszęcin, south-east of Lubliniec, and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of 68.-References:...

, Bukowiec

Bukowiec, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Cieszowa

Cieszowa

Cieszowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koszęcin, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Koszęcin, east of Lubliniec, and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of 288.-References:...

, Dolnik

Dolnik, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Irki

Irki

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

, Koszęcin

Koszecin

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

, Krywałd, Łazy, Lipowiec

Lipowiec, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Nowy Dwór

Nowy Dwór, Lubliniec County

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

, Piłka, Prądy

Prady, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Rusinowice

Rusinowice

Rusinowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koszęcin, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Koszęcin, south-east of Lubliniec, and north-west of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Rzyce

Rzyce

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

, Sadów

Sadów

Sadów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koszęcin, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Koszęcin, south-east of Lubliniec, and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Strzebiń

Strzebin

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

 and Wierzbie

Wierzbie, Silesian Voivodeship

Wierzbie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koszęcin, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Koszęcin, south-east of Lubliniec, and north of the regional capital Katowice. The village has a population of 386.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Koszęcin is bordered by the towns of Kalety and 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 by the gminas of 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...

, Herby

Gmina Herby

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

, Tworóg

Gmina Tworóg

Gmina Tworóg is a rural gmina in Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Tworóg, which lies approximately north-west of Tarnowskie Góry and north-west of the regional capital Katowice.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

 and Woźniki

Gmina Wozniki

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

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