Bochnia Commune () is a ''

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 tow ...

'' ("commune" or "municipality") within

Lesser Poland Voivodeship Lesser Poland Voivodeship ( ) is a voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship in southern Poland. It has an area of , and a population of 3,404,863 (2019). Its capital and largest city is Kraków. The province's name recalls the traditional name of a h ...

in the south of Poland. It is situated on the borderline between two geographical regions: the

Sandomierz Basin Sandomierz Basin () is a lowland, located in southeastern Poland, between the Lesser Poland Upland, Lublin Upland and the Western Carpathians. Its name comes from the historical city of Sandomierz, and the basin has a triangular shape with the s ...

(''Kotlina Sandomierska'') in the northern part of the commune's territory, and the Wieliczka Piedmont (''Pogórze Wielickie'') in the southern part. The commune consists of 31 townships and covers an area of 131 km2. the number of residents was 19,358. Its territory extends over about 50 km along the Raba and Stradomka rivers and their tributaries. The commune is cut almost in half by the E40 Dresden-Kraków-Lvov International Road, a railway line. The international Kraków-Balice airport is 40 km away. The area contains flat fields and meadows of the Raba river valley in the north, including the

Niepołomice Forest Niepołomice Forest () is a large forest complex in western part of Sandomierz Basin, about east of Kraków (center).Polish Journal of Environmental StudiesNiepołomice Forest (Southern Poland): Changes during 30 Years Vol. 12, No. 2 (2003), 2 ...

(''Puszcza Niepołomicka''); and a mountainous area in the south, within sight of the Beskid Wyspowy mountain range.

Tourism

Via Regia Antiqua

The ancient 'Via Regia Antiqua' is a section of the Amber Route, also called the Royal Route. It proceeds from Bochnia via Łapczyca, Chełm and Moszczenica.

Rest and recreational centers

Hospice and Ski-Lift at Wola Nieszkowska The hospice located at the village (10 km away from Bochnia) is situated about 350 meters above sea level. It is open all year long next to a trapeze ski-lift.

Cycling routes

* The Górny Gościniec ('Upper Highway') goes from Bochnia via Łapczyca to Chełm *The 'Czyżyczka-Berdychów' public road links Gierczyce and Pogwizdów. * The 'Gorzków-Brzeźnica' loessic gorge. * The 'Buczyna-Stradomka' public road descending from Borek Hill (Góra Borek). * Cycling routes around the Niepołomice Virgin Forest and forest cuttings.

Villages

Gmina Bochnia contains the villages and settlements of Baczków,

Bessów Bessów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bochnia, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Bochnia and east of the regional capital Kraków , officially t ...

Bogucice Bogucice () is a district of Katowice, in Poland. It has an area of 2.78 km2 and in 2007 had 16,538 inhabitants. The most eminent piece of architecture in Bogucice is the neo-Gothic St. Stephen the Martyr's church, which was consecrated in ...

, Brzeźnica, Buczyna, Cerekiew,

Chełm Chełm (; ; ) is a city in eastern Poland in the Lublin Voivodeship with 60,231 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is located to the south-east of Lublin, north of Zamość and south of Biała Podlaska, some from the border with Ukraine. The ...

Cikowice Cikowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bochnia, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Bochnia and east of the regional capital Kraków , officially the Ro ...

, Dąbrowica,

Damienice Damienice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bochnia, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Bochnia and east of the regional capital Kraków , officially the R ...

, Gawłów, Gierczyce, Gorzków, Grabina, Krzyżanowice,

Łapczyca Łapczyca is a village in southern Poland, situated in Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Tarnów Voivodeship (1975-1998). It lies approximately west of Bochnia and east of the regional capital Kraków , officially the ...

, Majkowice, Moszczenica, Nieprześnia,

Nieszkowice Małe Nieszkowice Małe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bochnia, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Bochnia and south-east of the regional capital Kraków ...

, Nieszkowice Wielkie,

Ostrów Szlachecki Ostrów Szlachecki () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bochnia, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Bochnia and east of the regional capital Kraków , ...

, Pogwizdów,

Proszówki Proszówki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bochnia, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Lesser Poland Voivodeship ( ) is a voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship in southern Poland. It has an area of , and a popul ...

, Siedlec, Słomka, Stanisławice, Stradomka, Wola Nieszkowska, Zatoka and Zawada.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Bochnia is bordered by the town of

Bochnia Bochnia is a town on the river Raba in southern Poland, administrative seat of Bochnia County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. The town lies approximately halfway between Tarnów (east) and the regional capital Kraków (west). Bochnia is most noted ...

and by the gminas of

Drwinia Drwinia is a village in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Drwinia. It lies approximately north of Bochnia and east of the regional capital Kraków ...

Rzezawa Rzezawa is a village in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Rzezawa. It lies approximately east of Bochnia and east of the regional capital Kraków ...

Łapanów Łapanów is a village in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Łapanów. It lies approximately south-west of Bochnia and south-east of the regional ca ...

Kłaj Kłaj is a village of about 3,000 inhabitants in the Wieliczka County of Poland's Lesser Poland province. Kłaj is the seat of government for the administrative district of Gmina Kłaj, on the road from Kraków to Bochnia Bochnia is a town on t ...

Gdów Gdów is a village in Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Gdów. It lies approximately south-east of Wieliczka and south-east of the regional ca ...

Nowy Wiśnicz Nowy Wiśnicz () is a small town in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,728 inhabitants (2019). Located south of Bochnia, Nowy Wiśnicz is renowned for its Italianate fortified castle which dominates the skyline. Former s ...

, Trzciana

References

Gmina Bochnia - aktualności
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Bochnia County Holocaust locations in Poland