Gmina Wręczyca Wielka 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 Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...

, 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 village of Wręczyca Wielka

Wreczyca Wielka

Wręczyca Wielka is a village in Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Wręczyca Wielka. It lies approximately south of Kłobuck and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Kłobuck and 67 km (42 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice

Katowice

Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...

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The gmina covers an area of 148.07 square kilometres (57.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 17,123.

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 Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park

Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park

Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1998, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Wręczyca Wielka contains the villages and settlements of Bieżeń

Biezen

Bieżeń is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wręczyca Wielka, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wręczyca Wielka, south of Kłobuck, and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Bór Zapilski

Bór Zapilski

Bór Zapilski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wręczyca Wielka, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wręczyca Wielka, south-west of Kłobuck, and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population...

, Borowe

Borowe, Silesian Voivodeship

Borowe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wręczyca Wielka, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wręczyca Wielka, south-west of Kłobuck, and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Brzezinki

Brzezinki, Gmina Wreczyca Wielka

Brzezinki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wręczyca Wielka, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Wręczyca Wielka, south-west of Kłobuck, and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Czarna Wieś

Czarna Wies, Silesian Voivodeship

Czarna Wieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wręczyca Wielka, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wręczyca Wielka, south-west of Kłobuck, and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population...

, Długi Kąt, Golce

Golce, Silesian Voivodeship

Golce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wręczyca Wielka, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Wręczyca Wielka, south-west of Kłobuck, and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Grodzisko

Grodzisko, Silesian Voivodeship

Grodzisko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wręczyca Wielka, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Wręczyca Wielka, south of Kłobuck, and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Hutka

Hutka, Silesian Voivodeship

Hutka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wręczyca Wielka, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Wręczyca Wielka, south-west of Kłobuck, and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Jezioro

Jezioro, Silesian Voivodeship

Jezioro is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wręczyca Wielka, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wręczyca Wielka, south-west of Kłobuck, and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Kalej

Kalej

Kalej is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wręczyca Wielka, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Wręczyca Wielka, south of Kłobuck, and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Klepaczka, Kuleje

Kuleje

Kuleje is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wręczyca Wielka, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Wręczyca Wielka, south-west of Kłobuck, and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Nowa Szarlejka

Nowa Szarlejka

Nowa Szarlejka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wręczyca Wielka, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Wręczyca Wielka, south-east of Kłobuck, and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Nowiny

Nowiny, Silesian Voivodeship

Nowiny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wręczyca Wielka, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Wręczyca Wielka, south-west of Kłobuck, and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Pierzchno

Pierzchno, Silesian Voivodeship

Pierzchno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wręczyca Wielka, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Wręczyca Wielka, south of Kłobuck, and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Piła Druga, Piła Pierwsza, Puszczew

Puszczew

Puszczew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wręczyca Wielka, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wręczyca Wielka, south-west of Kłobuck, and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Szarlejka

Szarlejka

Szarlejka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wręczyca Wielka, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Wręczyca Wielka, south-east of Kłobuck, and north of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Truskolasy, Węglowice

Weglowice

Węglowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wręczyca Wielka, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland...

, Wręczyca Mała, Wręczyca Wielka

Wreczyca Wielka

Wręczyca Wielka is a village in Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Wręczyca Wielka. It lies approximately south of Kłobuck and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Wydra

Wydra, Silesian Voivodeship

Wydra is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wręczyca Wielka, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Wręczyca Wielka, south of Kłobuck, and north of the regional capital Katowice....

 and Zamłynie.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Wręczyca Wielka is bordered by the city of Częstochowa

Czestochowa

Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship...

 and by the gminas of Blachownia

Gmina Blachownia

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

, Herby

Gmina Herby

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

, Kłobuck, Opatów

Gmina Opatów, Silesian Voivodeship

Gmina Opatów is a rural gmina in Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Opatów, which lies approximately north-west of Kłobuck and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Panki

Gmina Panki

Gmina Panki is a rural gmina in Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Panki, which lies approximately west of Kłobuck and north of the regional capital Katowice....

 and Przystajń

Gmina Przystajn

Gmina Przystajń is a rural gmina in Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Przystajń, which lies approximately west of Kłobuck and north of the regional capital Katowice....

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