Gmina Opoczno 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 Opoczno County

Opoczno County

Opoczno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Łódź Voivodeship, south-east 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 Opoczno, which lies south-east...

, Łódź Voivodeship, 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 town of Opoczno

Opoczno

Opoczno is a town in south-central Poland, within the eastern part of Łódź Voivodeship , previously in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship . Important communication routes run through the town, namely the central railway line, which connects Silesia with Warsaw, and road 12, which creates a...

, which lies approximately 72 kilometres (45 mi) south-east of the regional capital Łódź.

The gmina covers an area of 190.45 square kilometres (73.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 35,418 (out of which the population of Opoczno amounts to 22,708, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 12,710).

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 Spała Landscape Park.

Villages

Apart from the town of Opoczno, Gmina Opoczno contains the villages and settlements of Adamów

Adamów, Gmina Opoczno

Adamów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.-References:...

, Antoniów

Antoniów, Gmina Opoczno

Antoniów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Bielowice, Brzuśnia, Brzustówek

Brzustówek

Brzustówek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Brzustówek-Kolonia

Brzustówek-Kolonia

Brzustówek-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Bukowiec Opoczyński

Bukowiec Opoczynski

Bukowiec Opoczyński is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Dzielna, Janów Karwicki

Janów Karwicki

Janów Karwicki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately east of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Januszewice, Karwice, Kliny

Kliny, Opoczno County

Kliny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately west of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Kraśnica, Kraszków, Kruszewiec, Kruszewiec PKP

Kruszewiec PKP

Kruszewiec PKP is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland....

, Kruszewiec-Kolonia

Kruszewiec-Kolonia

Kruszewiec-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland....

, Libiszów, Libiszów-Kolonia

Libiszów-Kolonia

Libiszów-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland....

, Międzybórz, Modrzew, Modrzewek

Modrzewek, Opoczno County

Modrzewek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Mroczków Gościnny

Mroczków Goscinny

Mroczków Gościnny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately east of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital Łódź....

, Ogonowice, Ostrów

Ostrów, Opoczno County

Ostrów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.The village has a population of 570....

, Różanna, Sielec

Sielec, Gmina Opoczno

Sielec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland....

, Sitowa

Sitowa

Sitowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Sobawiny

Sobawiny

Sobawiny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Stużno

Stuzno

Stużno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately east of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Stużno-Kolonia

Stuzno-Kolonia

Stużno-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland....

, Wola Załężna, Wólka Karwicka

Wólka Karwicka

Wólka Karwicka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately east of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Wólka Karwicka-Kolonia

Wólka Karwicka-Kolonia

Wólka Karwicka-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland....

, Wygnanów

Wygnanów, Gmina Opoczno

Wygnanów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately east of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.The village has a population of 390....

, Zameczek and Ziębów

Ziebów

Ziębów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opoczno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland....

.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Opoczno is bordered by the gminas of Białaczów, Drzewica

Gmina Drzewica

Gmina Drzewica is an urban-rural gmina in Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the town of Drzewica, which lies approximately north-east of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital Łódź....

, Gielniów

Gmina Gielniów

Gmina Gielniów is a rural gmina in Przysucha County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Gielniów, which lies approximately west of Przysucha and south of Warsaw....

, Gowarczów

Gmina Gowarczów

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

, Inowłódz, Poświętne and Sławno.