Gmina Piekoszów 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 Kielce County

Kielce County

Kielce 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 is the city of Kielce, although the...

, 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 Piekoszów

Piekoszów

Piekoszów is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Piekoszów. It lies approximately west of the regional capital Kielce....

, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west 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 102.48 square kilometres (39.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 15,249.

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 Chęciny-Kielce Landscape Park

Checiny-Kielce Landscape Park

Chęciny-Kielce Landscape Park is a protected area in south-central Poland, established in 1996, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Piekoszów contains the villages and settlements of Bławatków, Brynica

Brynica, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Brynica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piekoszów, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Piekoszów and west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Gałęzice, Górki Szczukowskie

Górki Szczukowskie

Górki Szczukowskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piekoszów, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Piekoszów and west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Janów

Janów, Kielce County

Janów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piekoszów, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Piekoszów and west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Jaworznia

Jaworznia

Jaworznia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piekoszów, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Piekoszów and west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Jeżynów

Jezynów

Jeżynów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piekoszów, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland....

, Julianów

Julianów, Kielce County

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

, Łaziska, Lesica

Lesica, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Lesica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piekoszów, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Piekoszów and west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Łosień, Łosienek, Łubno, Micigózd

Micigózd

Micigózd is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piekoszów, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Piekoszów and west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Młynki, Piekoszów

Piekoszów

Piekoszów is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Piekoszów. It lies approximately west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Podzamcze

Podzamcze, Kielce County

Podzamcze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piekoszów, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland...

, Rykoszyn

Rykoszyn

Rykoszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piekoszów, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Piekoszów and west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Skałka, Szczukowice

Szczukowice

Szczukowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piekoszów, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Piekoszów and west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Wesoła, Wincentów

Wincentów, Kielce County

Wincentów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piekoszów, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Piekoszów and west of the regional capital Kielce....

 and Zajączków

Zajaczków, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Zajączków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piekoszów, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Piekoszów and west of the regional capital Kielce....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Piekoszów is bordered by the city of 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...

 and by the gminas of Chęciny

Gmina Checiny

Gmina Chęciny is an urban-rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Chęciny, which lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Łopuszno, Małogoszcz, Miedziana Góra

Gmina Miedziana Góra

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

, Sitkówka-Nowiny

Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny

Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny is a rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Osiedle-Nowiny, which lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Kielce....

 and Strawczyn

Gmina Strawczyn

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

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