Gmina Tarczyn is an urban-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 Piaseczno County

Piaseczno County

Piaseczno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-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 Piaseczno, which lies ...

, Masovian Voivodeship

Masovian Voivodeship

-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...

, in east-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 town of Tarczyn

Tarczyn

Tarczyn is a town in Poland, located in Masovian Voivodeship, about 30 km south of Warsaw. There were 3,869 inhabitants living there in 2004...

, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south-west of Piaseczno

Piaseczno

Piaseczno is a town in central Poland with 32,610 inhabitants .It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship, approximately 16 kilometers south of Warsaw. It is a popular residential area and a suburb of Warsaw and is strongly linked to the capital, both economically and culturally...

 and 29 km (18 mi) south-west of Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

.

The gmina covers an area of 114.15 square kilometres (44.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 10,522 (out of which the population of Tarczyn amounts to 3,886, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,636).

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 Chojnów Landscape Park

Chojnów Landscape Park

Chojnów Landscape Park is a protected area in east-central Poland, established in 1993, covering an area of...

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Villages

Apart from the town of Tarczyn, Gmina Tarczyn contains the villages and settlements of Borowiec

Borowiec, Piaseczno County

Borowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Brominy

Brominy

Brominy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw.-References:...

, Bystrzanów

Bystrzanów

Bystrzanów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Cieśle

Ciesle, Piaseczno County

Cieśle is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Drozdy

Drozdy, Masovian Voivodeship

Drozdy is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Duki

Duki, Poland

Duki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Gąski

Gaski, Piaseczno County

Gąski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw.-References:...

, Gładków, Grzędy

Grzedy, Masovian Voivodeship

Grzędy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Grzywiczówka

Grzywiczówka

Grzywiczówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw.-References:...

, Janówek

Janówek, Piaseczno County

Janówek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Jeżewice

Jezewice, Masovian Voivodeship

Jeżewice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Jeziorzany

Jeziorzany, Masovian Voivodeship

Jeziorzany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw....

, Józefowice

Józefowice, Masovian Voivodeship

Józefowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw.-References:...

, Julianów

Julianów, Gmina Tarczyn

Julianów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Kawęczyn

Kaweczyn, Gmina Tarczyn

Kawęczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw.-References:...

, Kolonia Jeziorzany

Kolonia Jeziorzany

Kolonia Jeziorzany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw.-References:...

, Kolonia Świętochów

Kolonia Swietochów

Kolonia Świętochów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw....

, Komorniki

Komorniki, Masovian Voivodeship

Komorniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw.-References:...

, Komorniki Kolonia

Komorniki Kolonia

Komorniki Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw.-References:...

, Kopana

Kopana, Piaseczno County

Kopana is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw.-References:...

, Korzeniówka

Korzeniówka, Masovian Voivodeship

Korzeniówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw.-References:...

, Kotorydz

Kotorydz

Kotorydz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw....

, Księżak

Ksiezak

Księżak is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Księżowola

Ksiezowola

Księżowola is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw....

, Leśna Polana

Lesna Polana, Masovian Voivodeship

Leśna Polana is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw....

, Leśniczówka Mirchów

Lesniczówka Mirchów

Leśniczówka Mirchów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw....

, Many

Many, Masovian Voivodeship

Many is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Marianka

Marianka, Piaseczno County

Marianka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Marylka

Marylka

Marylka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw.-References:...

, Nosy

Nosy

Nosy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Nowa Wieś

Nowa Wies, Piaseczno County

Nowa Wieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Nowe Racibory

Nowe Racibory, Masovian Voivodeship

Nowe Racibory is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw.-References:...

, Pamiątka

Pamiatka, Masovian Voivodeship

Pamiątka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw.-References:...

, Parcele Jeżewice

Parcele Jezewice

Parcele Jeżewice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw....

, Pawłowice, Pawłowice Kopana, Popielarze

Popielarze, Piaseczno County

Popielarze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Prace Duże

Prace Duze

Prace Duże is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw.-References:...

, Prace Duże-Kolonia

Prace Duze-Kolonia

Prace Duże-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

, Prace Małe, Przypki

Przypki

Przypki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Racibory

Racibory, Masovian Voivodeship

Racibory is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw.-References:...

, Rembertów

Rembertów, Masovian Voivodeship

Rembertów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Ruda

Ruda, Piaseczno County

Ruda is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw.-References:...

, Skrzeczeniec

Skrzeczeniec

Skrzeczeniec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw.-References:...

, Stara Kopana

Stara Kopana

Stara Kopana is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

, Stara Wieś

Stara Wies, Piaseczno County

Stara Wieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Stefanówka

Stefanówka, Masovian Voivodeship

Stefanówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw.-References:...

, Suchodół, Suchostruga

Suchostruga

Suchostruga is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Świętochów

Swietochów

Świętochów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Tarnówka

Tarnówka, Masovian Voivodeship

Tarnówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Werdun

Werdun

Werdun is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

, Wola Przypkowska-Kolonia

Wola Przypkowska-Kolonia

Wola Przypkowska-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

, Wólka Jeżewska

Wólka Jezewska

Wólka Jeżewska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.-References:...

 and Wylezin

Wylezin, Masovian Voivodeship

Wylezin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south of Warsaw....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Tarczyn is bordered by the gminas of Grójec

Gmina Grójec

Gmina Grójec is an urban-rural gmina in Grójec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Grójec, which lies approximately south of Warsaw....

, Lesznowola

Gmina Lesznowola

Gmina Lesznowola is a rural gmina in Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Lesznowola, which lies approximately north-west of Piaseczno and south of Warsaw....

, Nadarzyn

Gmina Nadarzyn

Gmina Nadarzyn is a rural gmina in Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Nadarzyn, which lies approximately south of Pruszków and south-west of Warsaw....

, Piaseczno

Gmina Piaseczno

Gmina Piaseczno is an urban-rural gmina in Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Piaseczno, which lies approximately south of Warsaw....

, Pniewy

Gmina Pniewy, Masovian Voivodeship

Gmina Pniewy is a rural gmina in Grójec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Pniewy, which lies approximately 10 kilometres north-west of Grójec and 40 km south-west of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 4,597.-...

, Prażmów

Gmina Prazmów

Gmina Prażmów is a rural gmina in Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Prażmów, which lies approximately south of Piaseczno and south of Warsaw....

 and Żabia Wola

Gmina Zabia Wola

Gmina Żabia Wola is a rural gmina in Grodzisk Mazowiecki County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Żabia Wola, which lies approximately 9 kilometres south-east of Grodzisk Mazowiecki and 31 km south-west of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of...

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