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Gmina Byczyna is an urban-rural
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 ...
(administrative district) in
Kluczbork County
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Kluczbork County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 199 ...
,
Opole Voivodeship
Opole Voivodeship ( , , ), is the smallest and least populated voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) of Poland. The province's name derives from that of the region's capital and largest city, Opole. It is part of Silesia. A relatively lar ...
, in south-western
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
. Its seat is the town of
Byczyna
Byczyna (Latin: ''Bicina'', ''Bicinium''; ) is a town in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, with 3,490 inhabitants as of December 2021.
Etymology
The name comes from the Old Polish word ''byczyna'', which means a place ...
, which lies approximately north of
Kluczbork
Kluczbork (, ) is a town in south-western Poland with 23,554 inhabitants (2019), situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Kluczbork County and an important railroad junction.
In Kluczbork the major rail line from Katowice splits i ...
and north of the regional capital
Opole
Opole (; ; ; ) is a city located in southern Poland on the Oder River and the historical capital of Upper Silesia. With a population of approximately 127,387 as of the 2021 census, it is the capital of Opole Voivodeship (province) and the seat of ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 9,305.
Villages
Apart from the town of Byczyna, Gmina Byczyna contains the villages and settlements of
Biskupice,
Borek,
Chudoba,
Ciecierzyn,
Dobiercice,
Gołkowice,
Gosław,
Jakubowice,
Janówka,
Jaśkowice,
Kochłowice,
Kostów,
Miechowa,
Nasale,
Paruszowice,
Pogorzałka,
Polanowice,
Proślice,
Pszczonki,
Roszkowice,
Sarnów,
Sierosławice and
Wojsławice.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Byczyna is bordered by the gminas of
Bolesławiec
Bolesławiec (pronounced , ) is a historic city situated on the Bóbr River in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the administrative seat of Bolesławiec County, and of Gmina Bolesławiec, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Gm ...
,
Gorzów Śląski
Gorzów Śląski (; ) is a town in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in ...
,
Kluczbork
Kluczbork (, ) is a town in south-western Poland with 23,554 inhabitants (2019), situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Kluczbork County and an important railroad junction.
In Kluczbork the major rail line from Katowice splits i ...
,
Łęka Opatowska
Łęka Opatowska () () is a village in Kępno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Łęka Opatowska. It lies approximately south-east of Kępno and south-ea ...
,
Łubnice,
Trzcinica and
Wołczyn
Wołczyn () is a town in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, with 5,907 inhabitants . According to 2011 data, it covers , and is the seat of Gmina Wołczyn. It is located within the historic region of Lower Silesia.
His ...
.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Byczyna is
twinned with:
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Csókakő
Csókakő is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.
References
External links
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Populated places in Fejér County
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, Hungary
References
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Byczyna
Byczyna (Latin: ''Bicina'', ''Bicinium''; ) is a town in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, with 3,490 inhabitants as of December 2021.
Etymology
The name comes from the Old Polish word ''byczyna'', which means a place ...
Kluczbork County