Gmina Olsztyn 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 Częstochowa County

Czestochowa County

Częstochowa 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 is the city of Częstochowa, although the city...

, 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 Olsztyn

Olsztyn, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Częstochowa

Czestochowa

Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship...

 and 59 km (37 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 108.82 square kilometres (42 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,780.

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 Eagle Nests Landscape Park

Eagle Nests Landscape Park

The Eagles' Nests Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland, and one of over a hundred Polish Landscape Parks. It was established in 1980, and covers much of the area of the Trail of the Eagles' Nests, marked as No...

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Villages

Gmina Olsztyn contains the villages and settlements of Biskupice

Biskupice, Czestochowa County

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

, Bukowno

Bukowno, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Krasawa

Krasawa, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Kusięta

Kusieta

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

, Olsztyn

Olsztyn, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Przymiłowice, Przymiłowice-Podgrabie, Skrajnica

Skrajnica

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

, Turów

Turów, Silesian Voivodeship

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

 and Zrębice

Zrebice

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

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Olsztyn is bordered by the city of Częstochowa

Czestochowa

Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship...

 and by the gminas of Janów

Gmina Janów, Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Kamienica Polska

Gmina Kamienica Polska

Gmina Kamienica Polska is a rural gmina in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kamienica Polska, which lies approximately south of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Mstów

Gmina Mstów

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

, Poczesna

Gmina Poczesna

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

, Poraj

Gmina Poraj

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

 and Żarki

Gmina Zarki

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

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