Gmina Wolbrom
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Gmina Wolbrom 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 Olkusz County
Olkusz County
Olkusz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern 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 Olkusz, which lies ...

, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...

, in southern 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 Wolbrom
Wolbrom
Wolbrom is a town in Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 9,568 inhabitants .-External Links:* an online exhibition by Yad Vashem...

, which lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Olkusz
Olkusz
Olkusz is a town in south Poland with 37,696 inhabitants . Situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship , it is the capital of Olkusz County...

 and 40 km (25 mi) north of the regional capital Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...

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The gmina covers an area of 150.82 square kilometres (58.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 23,454 (out of which the population of Wolbrom amounts to 9,075, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 14,379).

Villages

Apart from the town of Wolbrom, Gmina Wolbrom contains the villages and settlements of Boża Wola
Boza Wola, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Boża Wola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolbrom, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Wolbrom, north-east of Olkusz, and north of the regional capital Kraków....

, Brzozówka
Brzozówka, Olkusz County
Brzozówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolbrom, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Wolbrom, north-east of Olkusz, and north of the regional capital Kraków....

, Budzyń
Budzyn, Olkusz County
Budzyń is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolbrom, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.-References:...

, Chełm, Chrząstowice
Chrzastowice, Olkusz County
Chrząstowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolbrom, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wolbrom, north-east of Olkusz, and north-west of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Dłużec, Domaniewice
Domaniewice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Domaniewice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolbrom, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Wolbrom, north-east of Olkusz, and north-west of the regional capital Kraków....

, Gołaczewy, Jeżówka
Jezówka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Jeżówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolbrom, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland....

, Kaliś
Kalis
A kalis is a type of double-edged Filipino sword, often with a "wavy" section, similar to a kris. Unlike the kris, the Kalis's double-edged blade can be used for both cutting and thrusting....

, Kąpiele Wielkie
Kapiele Wielkie
Kąpiele Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolbrom, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Wolbrom, north-east of Olkusz, and north of the regional capital Kraków....

, Kąpiołki, Lgota Wielka
Lgota Wielka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lgota Wielka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolbrom, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland....

, Lgota Wolbromska
Lgota Wolbromska
Lgota Wolbromska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolbrom, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.The village has a population of 410....

, Łobzów, Miechówka
Miechówka
Miechówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolbrom, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland....

, Nowa Łąka, Okupniki
Okupniki, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Okupniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolbrom, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Wolbrom, north of Olkusz, and north-west of the regional capital Kraków....

, Podlesice Drugie
Podlesice Drugie
Podlesice Drugie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolbrom, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland....

, Poręba Dzierżna
Poreba Dzierzna
Poręba Dzierżna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolbrom, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Wolbrom, north-east of Olkusz, and north of the regional capital Kraków....

, Poręba Górna
Poreba Górna
Poręba Górna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolbrom, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Wolbrom, north-east of Olkusz, and north of the regional capital Kraków....

, Strzegowa
Strzegowa, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Strzegowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolbrom, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Wolbrom, north-east of Olkusz, and north-west of the regional capital Kraków....

, Sulisławice, Wierzchowisko
Wierzchowisko, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Wierzchowisko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolbrom, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Wolbrom, north-east of Olkusz, and north of the regional capital Kraków....

, Wymysłów, Zabagnie
Zabagnie, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Zabagnie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolbrom, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Wolbrom, north-east of Olkusz, and north of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Załęże, Zarzecze
Zarzecze, Olkusz County
Zarzecze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolbrom, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wolbrom, north-east of Olkusz, and north-west of the regional capital Kraków....

 and Zasępiec
Zasepiec
Zasępiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolbrom, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Wolbrom, east of Olkusz, and north of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Wolbrom is bordered by the gminas of Charsznica
Gmina Charsznica
Gmina Charsznica is a rural gmina in Miechów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Charsznica, which lies approximately north-west of Miechów and north of the regional capital Kraków....

, Gołcza, Klucze
Gmina Klucze
Gmina Klucze is a rural gmina in Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Klucze, which lies approximately north of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capital Kraków....

, Olkusz
Gmina Olkusz
Gmina Olkusz is an urban-rural gmina in Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Olkusz, which lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Kraków....

, Pilica
Gmina Pilica
Gmina Pilica is an urban-rural gmina in Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Pilica, which lies approximately east of Zawiercie and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Trzyciąż
Gmina Trzyciaz
Gmina Trzyciąż is a rural gmina in Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Trzyciąż, which lies approximately east of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capital Kraków....

 and Żarnowiec
Gmina Zarnowiec
Gmina Żarnowiec is a rural gmina in Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Żarnowiec, which lies approximately east of Zawiercie and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

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