Gmina Skierbieszów 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 Zamość County

Zamosc County

Zamość County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern 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 Zamość, although the city is not part...

, Lublin Voivodeship

Lublin Voivodeship

- Administrative division :Lublin Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties : 4 city counties and 20 land counties. These are further divided into 213 gminas....

, in eastern 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 Skierbieszów

Skierbieszów

Skierbieszów is a village in Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Skierbieszów. It lies on the river Wolica, approximately north-east of Zamość and south-east of the regional capital Lublin. The village has a population of 1,317...

, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of Zamość

Zamosc

Zamość ukr. Замостя is a town in southeastern Poland with 66,633 inhabitants , situated in the south-western part of Lublin Voivodeship , about from Lublin, from Warsaw and from the border with Ukraine...

 and 72 km (45 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin

Lublin

Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...

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The gmina covers an area of 139.17 square kilometres (53.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,604.

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 Skierbieszów Landscape Park

Skierbieszów Landscape Park

Skierbieszów Landscape Park is a protected area in eastern Poland, established in 1995....

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Villages

Gmina Skierbieszów contains the villages and settlements of Dębowiec

Debowiec, Zamosc County

Dębowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Skierbieszów, north-east of Zamość, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Dębowiec-Kolonia

Debowiec-Kolonia

Dębowiec-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Drewniki

Drewniki, Zamosc County

Drewniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Hajowniki

Hajowniki

Hajowniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Skierbieszów, north-east of Zamość, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Huszczka Duża

Huszczka Duza

Huszczka Duża is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Skierbieszów, north of Zamość, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Huszczka Mała, Iłowiec, Kalinówka

Kalinówka, Zamosc County

Kalinówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Skierbieszów, north of Zamość, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Łaziska, Majdan Skierbieszowski

Majdan Skierbieszowski

Majdan Skierbieszowski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Skierbieszów, north-east of Zamość, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Marcinówka

Marcinówka

Marcinówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Skierbieszów, north-east of Zamość, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Nowa Lipina

Nowa Lipina

Nowa Lipina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Osiczyna

Osiczyna

Osiczyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Skierbieszów, north-east of Zamość, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Podhuszczka

Podhuszczka

Podhuszczka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Podwysokie

Podwysokie, Lublin Voivodeship

Podwysokie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Skierbieszów, north-east of Zamość, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Sady

Sady, Lublin Voivodeship

Sady is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Skierbieszów, north-east of Zamość, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Skierbieszów

Skierbieszów

Skierbieszów is a village in Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Skierbieszów. It lies on the river Wolica, approximately north-east of Zamość and south-east of the regional capital Lublin. The village has a population of 1,317...

, Skierbieszów-Kolonia

Skierbieszów-Kolonia

Skierbieszów-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Sławęcin, Stara Lipina

Stara Lipina

Stara Lipina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Suchodębie

Suchodebie, Lublin Voivodeship

Suchodębie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Skierbieszów, north-east of Zamość, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Sulmice

Sulmice

Sulmice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Skierbieszów, north of Zamość, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Szorcówka

Szorcówka

Szorcówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Skierbieszów, north-east of Zamość, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Wiszenki

Wiszenki

Wiszenki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Skierbieszów, north of Zamość, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Wiszenki-Kolonia

Wiszenki-Kolonia

Wiszenki-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Wysokie Drugie

Wysokie Drugie

Wysokie Drugie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Wysokie Pierwsze

Wysokie Pierwsze

Wysokie Pierwsze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Zabytów

Zabytów

Zabytów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Skierbieszów, north of Zamość, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Zawoda

Zawoda

Zawoda is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Skierbieszów, north of Zamość, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

 and Zrąb-Kolonia

Zrab-Kolonia

Zrąb-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skierbieszów, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Skierbieszów, north-east of Zamość, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin.The village has a population of...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Skierbieszów is bordered by the gminas of Grabowiec

Gmina Grabowiec

Gmina Grabowiec is a rural gmina in Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Grabowiec, which lies approximately north-east of Zamość and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Izbica

Gmina Izbica

Gmina Izbica is a rural gmina in Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Izbica, which lies approximately south of Krasnystaw and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Kraśniczyn

Gmina Krasniczyn

Gmina Kraśniczyn is a rural gmina in Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kraśniczyn, which lies approximately south-east of Krasnystaw and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Sitno

Gmina Sitno

Gmina Sitno is a rural gmina in Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Sitno, which lies approximately north-east of Zamość and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Stary Zamość

Gmina Stary Zamosc

Gmina Stary Zamość is a rural gmina in Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Stary Zamość, which lies approximately north-west of Zamość and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

 and Zamość

Gmina Zamosc

Gmina Zamość is a rural gmina in Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Zamość, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

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