Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne 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 Skarżysko County

Skarzysko County

Skarżysko 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...

, 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 Skarżysko Kościelne

Skarzysko Koscielne

Skarżysko Kościelne is a village in Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district of Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne. It should not be confused with the nearby town of Skarżysko-Kamienna...

, which lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Skarżysko-Kamienna

Skarzysko-Kamienna

Skarżysko-Kamienna is a town in northern Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in Poland by Kamienna river, to the north of Świętokrzyskie Mountains; one of the voivodship's major towns...

 and 36 km (22 mi) north-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 53.24 square kilometres (20.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,188.

Villages

Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne contains the villages and settlements of Grzybowa Góra

Grzybowa Góra

Grzybowa Góra is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Skarżysko Kościelne, north-east of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north-east of the regional capital...

, Kierz Niedźwiedzi

Kierz Niedzwiedzi

Kierz Niedźwiedzi is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Skarżysko Kościelne, north of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north-east of the regional capital...

, Lipowe Pole Plebańskie

Lipowe Pole Plebanskie

Lipowe Pole Plebańskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Skarżysko Kościelne, north of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north-east of the regional...

, Lipowe Pole Skarbowe

Lipowe Pole Skarbowe

Lipowe Pole Skarbowe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Skarżysko Kościelne, north-west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north-east of the regional...

, Majków

Majków, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Majków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Skarżysko Kościelne, south of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north-east of the regional capital Kielce.The...

, Michałów, Skarżysko Kościelne

Skarzysko Koscielne

Skarżysko Kościelne is a village in Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district of Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne. It should not be confused with the nearby town of Skarżysko-Kamienna...

 and Świerczek

Swierczek, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Świerczek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Skarżysko Kościelne, north of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north-east of the regional capital Kielce.The...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne is bordered by the town of Skarżysko-Kamienna

Skarzysko-Kamienna

Skarżysko-Kamienna is a town in northern Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in Poland by Kamienna river, to the north of Świętokrzyskie Mountains; one of the voivodship's major towns...

 and by the gminas of Mirów

Gmina Mirów

Gmina Mirów is a rural gmina in Szydłowiec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Mirów, which lies approximately 13 kilometres south-east of Szydłowiec and 115 km south of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is...

, Mirzec

Gmina Mirzec

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

, Szydłowiec and Wąchock

Gmina Wachock

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

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