Gmina Olkusz 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 Olkusz County

Olkusz County

Olkusz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland 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 Olkusz, which lies ...

, 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 town of Olkusz

Olkusz

Olkusz is a town in south Poland with 37,696 inhabitants . Situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship , it is the capital of Olkusz County...

, which lies approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi) north-west 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 150.66 square kilometres (58.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 50,289 (out of which the population of Olkusz amounts to 37,552, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 12,737).

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 Kraków Valleys Landscape Park

Kraków Valleys Landscape Park

Kraków Valleys Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Apart from the town of Olkusz, Gmina Olkusz contains the villages and settlements of Bogucin Mały, Braciejówka

Braciejówka

Braciejówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olkusz, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Gorenice

Gorenice

Gorenice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olkusz, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capital Kraków....

, Kogutek Kosmołowski, Kosmolów

Kosmolów

Kosmolów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olkusz, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.The village has a population of 940.-References:...

, Niesułowice, Olewin

Olewin, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Olewin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olkusz, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Osiek

Osiek, Olkusz County

Osiek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olkusz, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capital Kraków....

, Pazurek

Pazurek

Pazurek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olkusz, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Podlesie

Podlesie, Olkusz County

Podlesie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olkusz, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capital Kraków....

, Rabsztyn

Rabsztyn, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Rabsztyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olkusz, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Sieniczno

Sieniczno

Sieniczno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olkusz, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Troks

Troks

Troks is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olkusz, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Wiśliczka

Wisliczka

Wiśliczka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olkusz, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Witeradów

Witeradów

Witeradów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olkusz, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Zawada

Zawada, Olkusz County

Zawada is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olkusz, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capital Kraków....

, Zederman

Zederman

Zederman is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olkusz, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capital Kraków....

, Zimnodół and Żurada

Zurada

Żurada is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olkusz, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Olkusz is bordered by the town of Bukowno

Bukowno

Bukowno is a town in Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 10,564 inhabitants . Till 1975 city belonged to the Cracow Voivodeship and since 1975 until 1998 to the Katowice Voivodeship...

 and by the gminas of Bolesław, Jerzmanowice-Przeginia

Gmina Jerzmanowice-Przeginia

Gmina Jerzmanowice-Przeginia is a rural gmina in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Jerzmanowice, which lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Kraków....

, Klucze

Gmina Klucze

Gmina Klucze is a rural gmina in Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Klucze, which lies approximately north of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capital Kraków....

, Krzeszowice

Gmina Krzeszowice

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

, Sułoszowa, Trzebinia

Gmina Trzebinia

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

, Trzyciąż

Gmina Trzyciaz

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

 and Wolbrom

Gmina Wolbrom

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

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