Gmina Sadowie 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 Opatów County

Opatów County

Opatów 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 Opatów, which lies ...

, 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 Sadowie

Sadowie, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, which lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Opatów

Opatów

Opatów is a town in Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. It is the capital of Opatów County. Its population is 7,833 .Tourist attractions include a 12th century Collegiate Church of St...

 and 54 km (34 mi) east 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 81.71 square kilometres (31.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,289.

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 Jeleniowska Landscape Park

Jeleniowska Landscape Park

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

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Villages

Gmina Sadowie contains the villages and settlements of Biskupice

Biskupice, Opatów County

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

, Bogusławice, Bukowiany

Bukowiany

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

, Czerwona Góra

Czerwona Góra, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Grocholice

Grocholice, Gmina Sadowie

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

, Jacentów

Jacentów, Opatów County

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

, Łężyce, Małoszyce, Michałów, Niemienice

Niemienice, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Obręczna

Obreczna

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

, Okręglica

Okreglica, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Porudzie

Porudzie

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

, Ruszków

Ruszków, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Ruszkowiec

Ruszkowiec

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

, Rżuchów

Rzuchów

Rzuchow may refer to the following places:*Rzuchów, Greater Poland Voivodeship *Rzuchów, Silesian Voivodeship *Rzuchów, Subcarpathian Voivodeship...

, Sadowie

Sadowie, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Szczucice

Szczucice

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

, Truskolasy

Truskolasy, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Wszechświęte

Wszechswiete, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Zochcin

Zochcin

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

 and Zwola

Zwola, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Sadowie is bordered by the gminas of Baćkowice

Gmina Backowice

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

, Bodzechów

Gmina Bodzechów

Gmina Bodzechów is a rural gmina in Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. The district takes its name from the village of Bodzechów, but its administrative offices are in the town of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, which is not part of the territory of the gmina.The gmina...

, Ćmielów

Gmina Cmielów

Gmina Ćmielów is an urban-rural gmina in Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Ćmielów, which lies approximately south-east of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and east of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...

, Opatów

Gmina Opatów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

 and Waśniów

Gmina Wasniów

Gmina Waśniów is a rural gmina in Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Waśniów, which lies approximately west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and east of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

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