Gmina Strawczyn 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 Kielce County

Kielce County

Kielce 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 is the city of Kielce, although the...

, 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 Strawczyn

Strawczyn

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

, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-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 86.26 square kilometres (33.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,789.

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 Suchedniów-Oblęgorek Landscape Park

Suchedniów-Oblegorek Landscape Park

Suchedniów-Oblęgorek Landscape Park is a protected area in south-central Poland, established in 1988, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Strawczyn contains the villages and settlements of Bugaj

Bugaj, Kielce County

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

, Chełmce, Hucisko

Hucisko, Gmina Strawczyn

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

, Korczyn

Korczyn

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

, Kuźniaki

Kuzniaki

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

, Małogoskie, Niedźwiedź

Niedzwiedz, Kielce County

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

, Oblęgór

Oblegór

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

, Oblęgorek

Oblegorek

Oblęgorek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strawczyn, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland...

, Promnik

Promnik, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

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

, Ruda Strawczyńska

Ruda Strawczynska

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

, Strawczyn

Strawczyn

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

 and Strawczynek

Strawczynek

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

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Strawczyn is bordered by the gminas of Łopuszno, Miedziana Góra

Gmina Miedziana Góra

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

, Mniów

Gmina Mniów

Gmina Mniów is a rural gmina - administrative district - in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, located in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Mniów, which lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Kielce....

 and Piekoszów

Gmina Piekoszów

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

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