Gmina Sochaczew Explained

Gmina Sochaczew
Other Name:Sochaczew Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sochaczew
Area Total Km2:91.41
Population Total:8764
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Coor Pinpoint:Sochaczew
Coordinates:52.2292°N 20.2386°W
Seat:Sochaczew

Gmina Sochaczew is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Sochaczew, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.

The gmina covers an area of 91.41km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 8,764.

The village of Żelazowa Wola, which is within Gmina Sochaczew, is the birthplace of the composer Frédéric Chopin.

Villages

Gmina Sochaczew contains the villages and settlements of Altanka, Andrzejów Duranowski, Antoniew, Bielice, Bogdaniec, Bronisławy, Chodakówek, Chrzczany, Czerwonka-Parcel, Czerwonka-Wieś, Czyste, Dachowa, Dzięglewo, Feliksów, Gawłów, Ignacówka, Janaszówek, Janówek Duranowski, Jeżówka, Karwowo, Kąty, Kaźmierów, Kożuszki-Kolonia, Kożuszki-Ośrodek, Kożuszki-Parcel, Kuznocin, Łubianka, Lubiejew, Mokas, Nowe Mostki, Orły-Cesin, Pilawice, Rozlazłów, Sielice, Sochaczew-Wieś, Władysławów, Wójtówka, Wyczółki, Wyjazd, Wymysłów, Żdżarów, Żelazowa Wola, Zosin and Żuków.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Sochaczew is bordered by the town of Sochaczew and by the gminas of Brochów, Kampinos, Młodzieszyn, Nowa Sucha, Rybno and Teresin.

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