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Gmina Hażlach
Gmina Hażlach is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is located in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The administrative seat is the village of Hażlach. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 10,872. Villages Neighbouring gminas Gmina Hażlach is bordered by the gminas of Cieszyn, Gmina Dębowiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Dębowiec, Gmina Strumień, Strumień and Gmina Zebrzydowice, Zebrzydowice. It also borders the Czech Republic. References External links *Official website Gminas in Silesian Voivodeship, Hazlach Cieszyn County, Gmina Hazlach Cieszyn Silesia {{Cieszyn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and towns, with 322 among them constituting an independent urban gmina () consisting solely of a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (''prezydent miasta''). The gmina has been the basic unit of territorial division in Poland since 1974, when it replaced the smaller gromada (cluster). Three or more gminy make up a higher level unit called a powiat, except for those holding the status of a city with powiat rights. Each and every powiat has the seat in a city or town, in the latter case either an urban gmina or a part of an urban-rural one. Types There are three types of gmina: #302 urban gmina () constituted either by a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (prezyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of with a mostly temperate Humid continental climate, continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the late 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became Kingdom of Bohemia, a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, all of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown were gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. Nearly a hundred years later, the Protestantism, Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Zebrzydowice
Gmina Zebrzydowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, with its seat as the village of Zebrzydowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 13,240. Villages Gmina Zebrzydowice contains the villages and settlements of Zebrzydowice, Kaczyce, Kończyce Małe and Marklowice Górne. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Zebrzydowice is bordered by the gminas of Hażlach, Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Pawłowice, and Strumień. It also borders the Czech Republic. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Zebrzydowice is twinned with: * Petrovice u Karviné Petrovice u Karviné (1920–1952 Petrovice; , ) is a municipality and village in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Petrovice u Karviné consists of fo ..., Czech Republic References External links Official we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Strumień
Gmina Strumień is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Its seat is the town of Strumień. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 13,240. Villages Apart from the town of Strumień, Gmina Strumień contains the villages and settlements of Bąków, Silesian Voivodeship, Bąków, Drogomyśl, Pruchna, Zabłocie, Silesian Voivodeship, Zabłocie and Zbytków. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Strumień is bordered by the gminas of Gmina Chybie, Chybie, Gmina Dębowiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Dębowiec, Gmina Goczałkowice-Zdrój, Goczałkowice-Zdrój, Gmina Hażlach, Hażlach, Gmina Pawłowice, Pawłowice, Gmina Pszczyna, Pszczyna, Gmina Skoczów, Skoczów and Gmina Zebrzydowice, Zebrzydowice. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Strumień is Sister city, twinned with: * Dolní Domaslavice, Czech Republic * Dolný Hričov, Slovakia * Krasňany, Slov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Dębowiec, Silesian Voivodeship
Gmina Dębowiec is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Its seat is the village of Dębowiec, Cieszyn County, Dębowiec. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 5,818. Villages Neighbouring gminas Gmina Dębowiec is bordered by the gminas of Cieszyn, Gmina Goleszów, Goleszów, Gmina Hażlach, Hażlach, Gmina Skoczów, Skoczów and Gmina Strumień, Strumień. References External links Official website Gminas in Silesian Voivodeship, Debowiec Cieszyn County Cieszyn Silesia {{Cieszyn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cieszyn
Cieszyn ( , ; ; ) is a border town in southern Poland on the east bank of the Olza River, and the administrative seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship. The town has 33,500 inhabitants ( and lies opposite Český Těšín in the Czech Republic. Both towns belong to the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, and formerly constituted the capital of the Duchy of Cieszyn as a single town. Geography The town is situated on the Olza (river), Olza river, a tributary of the Oder River, which forms the border with the Czech Republic. It is located within the western Silesian Foothills north of the Silesian Beskids and Mt. Czantoria Wielka, a popular ski resort. Cieszyn is the heart of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, the southeasternmost part of Upper Silesia. Until the end of World War I in 1918 it was a seat of the Duchy of Cieszyn, Dukes of Cieszyn. In 1920 Cieszyn Silesia was divided between the two newly created states of Second Polish Republic, Poland and First Czec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brzezówka, Silesian Voivodeship
Brzezówka is a village in Gmina Hażlach, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. History The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It was first mentioned in 1426 as ''Brzesowicz''. Later it was mentioned as ''Brzezowicz'' (1447, 1450) and since 1523 it appears under its current name (scribed as ''Brzezuwka'', ''Brzesowka'' etc.). The name is derived from birches, (Polish: ''brzoza''). Politically the village belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen, a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became a part of the Habsburg monarchy. In 1612 Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Cieszyn bestowed the village upon his hofmeister Margareth Kostlach (Polish: Małgorzata Kostlachówna), as a reward for her good service at the ducal court. The gift was also privileged, so that Margareth Kostlach could increase population of Brzezówka. Later also craftsmen settlement was allowed, which was extraordinary for a village a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
