Gmina Pińczów Explained

Gmina Pińczów
Other Name:Pińczów Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Świętokrzyskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pińczów
Area Total Km2:212.75
Population Total:22147
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:11886
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:10261
Coor Pinpoint:Pińczów
Coordinates:50.5333°N 52°W
Seat:Pińczów
Website:http://www.pinczow.com.pl

Gmina Pińczów is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Pińczów, which lies approximately 40km (30miles) south of the regional capital Kielce.

The gmina covers an area of 212.75km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 22,147 (out of which the population of Pińczów amounts to 11,886, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 10,261).

The gmina contains part of the protected areas called Kozubów Landscape Park, Nida Landscape Park and Szaniec Landscape Park.

Villages

Apart from the town of Pińczów, Gmina Pińczów contains the villages and settlements of Aleksandrów, Bogucice Drugie, Bogucice Pierwsze, Borków, Brzeście, Bugaj, Byczów, Chrabków, Chruścice, Chwałowice, Gacki, Grochowiska, Kopernia, Kowala, Kozubów, Krzyżanowice Dolne, Krzyżanowice Średnie, Leszcze, Marzęcin, Młodzawy Duże, Młodzawy Małe, Mozgawa, Nowa Zagość, Orkanów, Pasturka, Podłęże, Sadek, Skowronno Dolne, Skowronno Górne, Skrzypiów, Stara Zagość, Szarbków, Szczypiec, Uników, Winiary, Włochy, Wola Zagojska Dolna, Wola Zagojska Górna, Zagórzyce, Zakrzów and Zawarża.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Pińczów is bordered by the gminas of Busko-Zdrój, Chmielnik, Czarnocin, Działoszyce, Imielno, Kije, Michałów, Wiślica and Złota.

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