Gmina Bodzentyn | |
Other Name: | Bodzentyn Commune |
Settlement Type: | Gmina |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Świętokrzyskie |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kielce County |
Area Total Km2: | 160.32 |
Population Total: | 11677 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 2241 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 9436 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Bodzentyn |
Coordinates: | 50.9408°N 20.9578°W |
Seat: | Bodzentyn |
Website: | http://www.bodzentyn.pl/ |
Gmina Bodzentyn is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Bodzentyn, which lies approximately 25km (16miles) east of the regional capital Kielce.
The gmina covers an area of 160.32km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 11,677, of which the population of Bodzentyn is 2,241, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 9,436.
It is known for a unique version of kapusta that includes sheep intestine and kohlrabi.The gmina contains part of the protected area called Sieradowice Landscape Park.
Apart from the town of Bodzentyn, Gmina Bodzentyn contains the villages and settlements of Celiny, Dąbrowa Dolna, Dąbrowa Górna, Hucisko, Kamieniec, Kamienna Góra, Leśna, Orzechówka, Podgórze, Podkonarze, Podmielowiec, Psary-Kąty, Psary-Podłazy, Psary-Stara Wieś, Ściegnia, Siekierno, Sieradowice Drugie, Sieradowice Pierwsze, Śniadka Druga, Śniadka Parcele, Śniadka Pierwsza, Śniadka Trzecia, Święta Katarzyna, Wiącka, Wilków, Wola Szczygiełkowa, Wzdół Rządowy and Wzdół-Kolonia.
Gmina Bodzentyn is bordered by the gminas of Bieliny, Górno, Łączna, Masłów, Nowa Słupia, Pawłów, Suchedniów and Wąchock.