Gmina Opatowiec 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 Kazimierza County

Kazimierza County

Kazimierza County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-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 Kazimierza...

, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, or Świętokrzyskie Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie mountain range...

, in south-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 village of Opatowiec

Opatowiec

Opatowiec is a village in Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Opatowiec. It lies on the Vistula, approximately east of Kazimierza Wielka and south of the regional capital Kielce...

, which lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Kazimierza Wielka

Kazimierza Wielka

Kazimierza Wielka is a town in Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, about 45 km northeast of Kraków. It is the administrative seat of Kazimierza County . Population is 5,848 .-Education:* * *...

 and 73 km (45 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce

Kielce

Kielce ) is a city in central Poland with 204,891 inhabitants . It is also the capital city of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Kielce Voivodeship...

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The gmina covers an area of 68.41 square kilometres (26.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,599.

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 Nida Landscape Park

Nida Landscape Park

Nida Landscape Park is a protected area in south-central Poland, established in 1986, covering an area of on the banks of the Nida river....

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Villages

Gmina Opatowiec contains the villages and settlements of Charbinowice

Charbinowice

Charbinowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatowiec, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Opatowiec, east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Chrustowice

Chrustowice

Chrustowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatowiec, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Opatowiec, east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Chwalibogowice

Chwalibogowice

Chwalibogowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatowiec, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Opatowiec, east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Kamienna

Kamienna, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Kamienna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatowiec, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Opatowiec, east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Kęsów

Kesów

Kęsów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatowiec, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Opatowiec, east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Kobiela

Kobiela, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Kobiela is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatowiec, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Opatowiec, east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Kocina

Kocina, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Kocina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatowiec, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Opatowiec, east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Kraśniów

Krasniów

Kraśniów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatowiec, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Opatowiec, east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Krzczonów

Krzczonów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Krzczonów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatowiec, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Opatowiec, east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Ksany

Ksany

Ksany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatowiec, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Opatowiec, east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Ławy, Mistrzowice

Mistrzowice

Mistrzowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatowiec, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Opatowiec, east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.The village has an...

, Opatowiec

Opatowiec

Opatowiec is a village in Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Opatowiec. It lies on the Vistula, approximately east of Kazimierza Wielka and south of the regional capital Kielce...

, Podskale

Podskale, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Podskale is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatowiec, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Kazimierza Wielka and south of the regional capital Kielce....

, Rogów

Rogów, Kazimierza County

Rogów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatowiec, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Opatowiec, east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Rzemienowice

Rzemienowice

Rzemienowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatowiec, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Opatowiec, east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Senisławice, Trębaczów

Trebaczów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Trębaczów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatowiec, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Opatowiec, east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Urzuty

Urzuty, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Urzuty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatowiec, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Opatowiec, south-east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

 and Wyszogród

Wyszogród, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Wyszogród is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatowiec, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Opatowiec, east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Opatowiec is bordered by the gminas of Bejsce

Gmina Bejsce

Gmina Bejsce is a rural gmina in Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Bejsce, which lies approximately east of Kazimierza Wielka and south of the regional capital Kielce....

, Czarnocin

Gmina Czarnocin, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Gmina Czarnocin is a rural gmina in Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Czarnocin, which lies approximately north of Kazimierza Wielka and south of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Gręboszów

Gmina Greboszów

Gmina Gręboszów is a rural gmina in Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gręboszów, which lies approximately north-west of Dąbrowa Tarnowska and east of the regional capital Kraków.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Kazimierza Wielka

Gmina Kazimierza Wielka

Gmina Kazimierza Wielka is an urban-rural gmina in Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland...

, Koszyce

Gmina Koszyce

Gmina Koszyce is a rural gmina in Proszowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Koszyce, which lies approximately east of Proszowice and east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Nowy Korczyn

Gmina Nowy Korczyn

Gmina Nowy Korczyn is a rural gmina in Busko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Nowy Korczyn, which lies approximately south of Busko-Zdrój and south of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Wietrzychowice

Gmina Wietrzychowice

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

 and Wiślica

Gmina Wislica

Gmina Wiślica is a rural gmina in Busko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Wiślica, which lies approximately south of Busko-Zdrój and south of the regional capital Kielce....

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