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Gmina Wieliczka 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
Wieliczka County
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Wieliczka County ( pl, powiat wielicki) 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 ...
,
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
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. Its seat is the town of
Wieliczka, which lies approximately south-east 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 48,254 (out of which the population of Wieliczka amounts to 19,133, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 29,121).
Villages
Apart from the town of Wieliczka, Gmina Wieliczka contains the villages and settlements of
Brzegi,
Byszyce,
Chorągwica,
Czarnochowice,
Dobranowice,
Golkowice,
Gorzków,
Grabie,
Grabówki,
Grajów,
Jankówka,
Janowice,
Kokotów,
Koźmice Małe,
Koźmice Wielkie,
Lednica Górna,
Mała Wieś,
Mietniów,
Pawlikowice,
Podstolice,
Raciborsko,
Rożnowa,
Siercza,
Śledziejowice,
Strumiany,
Sułków,
Sygneczów,
Węgrzce Wielkie
Węgrzce Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczka, within Wieliczka County
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Wieliczka County ( pl, powiat wielicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voi ...
and
Zabawa.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Wieliczka is bordered by the city of
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 ...
and by the gminas of
Biskupice,
Dobczyce,
Gdów,
Niepołomice,
Siepraw and
Świątniki Górne.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Wieliczka County