Gmina Pińczów 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 Pińczów County

Pinczów County

Pińczów 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 Pińczów, which...

, 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 town of Pińczów

Pinczów

Pińczów is a town in Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodship, about 40 km south of Kielce. It is the capital of Pińczów County. Population is 12,304 .-History:...

, which lies approximately 40 kilometres (25 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...

.

The gmina covers an area of 212.75 square kilometres (82.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 22,147 (out of which the population of Pińczów amounts to 11,886, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 10,261).

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...

s called Kozubów Landscape Park

Kozubów Landscape Park

Kozubów Landscape Park is a protected area in south-central Poland, covering an area of ....

, 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....

 and Szaniec Landscape Park

Szaniec Landscape Park

Szaniec Landscape Park is a protected area in south-central Poland, covering an area of .The Park lies within Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship: in Busko County , Kielce County and Pińczów County ....

.

Villages

Apart from the town of Pińczów, Gmina Pińczów contains the villages and settlements of Aleksandrów

Aleksandrów, Pinczów County

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

, Bogucice Drugie

Bogucice Drugie

Bogucice Drugie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pińczów, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Pińczów and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Bogucice Pierwsze

Bogucice Pierwsze

Bogucice Pierwsze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pińczów, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Pińczów and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Borków

Borków, Pinczów County

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

, Brzeście

Brzescie, Pinczów County

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

, Bugaj

Bugaj, Pinczów County

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

, Byczów

Byczów

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

, Chrabków

Chrabków

Chrabków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pińczów, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland.The village has an approximate population of 140.-References:...

, Chruścice

Chruscice

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

, Chwałowice, Gacki

Gacki, Pinczów County

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

, Grochowiska

Grochowiska, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Kopernia

Kopernia

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

, Kowala

Kowala, Pinczów County

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

, Kozubów

Kozubów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Krzyżanowice Dolne

Krzyzanowice Dolne

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

, Krzyżanowice Średnie

Krzyzanowice Srednie

Krzyżanowice Średnie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pińczów, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland.-References:...

, Leszcze

Leszcze, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Marzęcin

Marzecin, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Młodzawy Duże, Młodzawy Małe, Mozgawa

Mozgawa

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

, Nowa Zagość

Nowa Zagosc

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

, Orkanów

Orkanów

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

, Pasturka

Pasturka

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

, Podłęże, Sadek

Sadek, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Skowronno Dolne

Skowronno Dolne

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

, Skowronno Górne

Skowronno Górne

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

, Skrzypiów

Skrzypiów

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

, Stara Zagość

Stara Zagosc

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

, Szarbków

Szarbków

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

, Szczypiec

Szczypiec

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

, Uników

Uników, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Winiary

Winiary, Pinczów County

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

, Włochy, Wola Zagojska Dolna

Wola Zagojska Dolna

Wola Zagojska Dolna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pińczów, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Pińczów and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Wola Zagojska Górna

Wola Zagojska Górna

Wola Zagojska Górna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pińczów, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Pińczów and south of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Zagórzyce

Zagórzyce, Pinczów County

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

, Zakrzów

Zakrzów, Pinczów County

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

 and Zawarża

Zawarza

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

.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Pińczów is bordered by the gminas of Busko-Zdrój

Gmina Busko-Zdrój

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

, Chmielnik

Gmina Chmielnik, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Działoszyce, Imielno

Gmina Imielno

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

, Kije

Gmina Kije

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

, Michałów, 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....

 and Złota.