Gmina Sobków 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 Jędrzejów County

Jedrzejów County

Jędrzejów 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 Jędrzejów, 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 village of Sobków

Sobków

Sobków is a village in Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Sobków. It lies approximately north-east of Jędrzejów and south-west of the regional capital Kielce.The village has an approximate population of 870...

, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Jędrzejów

Jedrzejów

Jędrzejów is a town in Poland, located in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, about 35 km southwest of Kielce. It is the capital of Jędrzejów County. It has 18,069 inhabitants ....

 and 24 km (15 mi) south-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 145.5 square kilometres (56.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,266.

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 Sobków contains the villages and settlements of Bizoręda

Bizoreda

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

, Brzegi, Brzeźno

Brzezno, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Choiny, Chomentów

Chomentów

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

, Jawór

Jawór

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

, Karsy

Karsy, Jedrzejów County

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

, Korytnica

Korytnica, Jedrzejów County

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

, Lipa

Lipa, Jedrzejów County

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

, Miąsowa

Miasowa

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

, Mokrsko Dolne

Mokrsko Dolne

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

, Mokrsko Górne

Mokrsko Górne

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

, Mzurowa

Mzurowa

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

, Niziny

Niziny, Jedrzejów County

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

, Nowe Kotlice

Nowe Kotlice

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

, Osowa

Osowa, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Sobków

Sobków

Sobków is a village in Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Sobków. It lies approximately north-east of Jędrzejów and south-west of the regional capital Kielce.The village has an approximate population of 870...

, Sokołów Dolny, Sokołów Górny, Staniowice

Staniowice

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

, Stare Kotlice

Stare Kotlice

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

, Szczepanów

Szczepanów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Wierzbica

Wierzbica, Jedrzejów County

Wierzbica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sobków, within Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Sobków, north-east of Jędrzejów, and south-west of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Wólka Kawęcka

Wólka Kawecka

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

 and Żerniki

Zerniki, Jedrzejów County

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

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Sobków is bordered 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....

, 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....

, Jędrzejów

Gmina Jedrzejów

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

, Małogoszcz and Morawica

Gmina Morawica

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

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