Osiek
Encyclopedia
Osiek ' is a village
in Oświęcim County
, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
(administrative district) called Gmina Osiek
. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Oświęcim
and 50 km (31 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków
.
The village has a population of 6,300.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Oświęcim County
Oswiecim County
Oświęcim 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 Oświęcim, which lies ...
, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...
, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the 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) called Gmina Osiek
Gmina Osiek, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Gmina Osiek is a rural gmina in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Osiek; it also contains the village of Głębowice....
. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Oświęcim
Oswiecim
Oświęcim is a town in the Lesser Poland province of southern Poland, situated west of Kraków, near the confluence of the rivers Vistula and Soła.- History :...
and 50 km (31 mi) west 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...
.
The village has a population of 6,300.