Gmina Nędza 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 Racibórz County

Racibórz County

Racibórz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech border. 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...

, 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 Nędza

Nedza, Racibórz County

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

, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Racibórz

Racibórz

Racibórz is a town in southern Poland with 60,218 inhabitants situated in the Silesian Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship...

 and 51 km (32 mi) west 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 57.14 square kilometres (22.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,195.

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 Rudy Landscape Park

Rudy Landscape Park

Rudy Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1993, covering an area of .The Park lies within Silesian Voivodeship: in Gliwice County , Pszczyna...

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Villages

Gmina Nędza contains the villages and settlements of Babice

Babice, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Ciechowice

Ciechowice

Ciechowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nędza, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Nędza, north of Racibórz, and west of the regional capital Katowice....

, Górki Śląskie

Górki Slaskie

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

, Łęg, Nędza

Nedza, Racibórz County

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

, Szymocice

Szymocice

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

 and Zawada Książęca

Zawada Ksiazeca

Zawada Książęca is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nędza, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Nędza, north of Racibórz, and west of the regional capital Katowice....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Nędza is bordered by the town of Racibórz

Racibórz

Racibórz is a town in southern Poland with 60,218 inhabitants situated in the Silesian Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship...

 and by the gminas of Kuźnia Raciborska

Gmina Kuznia Raciborska

Gmina Kuźnia Raciborska is an urban-rural gmina in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kuźnia Raciborska, which lies approximately north of Racibórz and west of the regional capital Katowice.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Lyski

Gmina Lyski

Gmina Lyski is a rural gmina in Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Lyski, which lies approximately west of Rybnik and west of the regional capital Katowice....

 and Rudnik

Gmina Rudnik, Silesian Voivodeship

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

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