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Gmina Olkusz is an urban-rural
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...
(administrative district) in
Olkusz County
Olkusz County ( pl, powiat olkuski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms pa ...
,
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship or Lesser Poland Province (in pl, województwo małopolskie ), also known as Małopolska, is a voivodeship (province), in southern Poland. It has an area of , and a population of
3,404,863 (2019).
It was created on 1 ...
, in southern
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
. Its seat is the town of
Olkusz, which lies approximately north-west of the regional capital
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula, Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland un ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 50,289 (out of which the population of Olkusz amounts to 37,552, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 12,737).
The gmina contains part of the
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
called
Kraków Valleys Landscape Park
Kraków Valleys Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Dolinki Krakowskie'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in southern Poland, covering an area of . Within the Landscape Park are five nature reserves.Bogucin Mały
Bogucin Mały is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olkusz, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Olkusz
Olkusz ( yi, עלקיש ''Elkish'', german: 1941-45 I ...
,
Braciejówka,
Gorenice,
Kogutek Kosmołowski,
Kosmolów,
Niesułowice,
Olewin,
Osiek,
Pazurek,
Podlesie,
Rabsztyn,
Sieniczno,
Troks,
Wiśliczka,
Witeradów,
Zawada,
Zederman
Zederman is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olkusz, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capital Kraków
Kraków () ...
,
Zimnodół and
Żurada.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Olkusz is bordered by the town of
Bukowno and by the gminas of
Bolesław,
Jerzmanowice-Przeginia,
Klucze,
Krzeszowice,
Sułoszowa
Sułoszowa is a village in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of an administrative district called Gmina Sułoszowa. It lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Kraków
Kraków (), o ...
,
Trzebinia
Trzebinia (; yi, טשעבין ''Tchebin'') is a town in Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland, Poland with an Orlen oil refinery and a major rail junction of the Kraków - Katowice line, with connections to Oświęcim and Spytkowice. The town be ...
,
Trzyciąż and
Wolbrom.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Olkusz County