Gmina Zabierzów Explained

Gmina Zabierzów
Other Name:Zabierzów Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lesser Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kraków County
Area Total Km2:99.59
Population Total:22387
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Coor Pinpoint:Zabierzów
Coordinates:50.1181°N 19.7797°W
Seat:Zabierzów
Website:http://www.zabierzow.org.pl/

Gmina Zabierzów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Zabierzów, which lies approximately 13km (08miles) north-west of the regional capital Kraków.

The gmina covers an area of 99.59km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 22,387.

The gmina contains part of the protected area called Kraków Valleys Landscape Park.

Villages

Gmina Zabierzów contains the villages and settlements of Aleksandrowice, Balice, Bolechowice, Brzezie, Brzezinka, Brzoskwinia, Burów, Karniowice, Kleszczów, Kobylany, Kochanów, Młynka, Niegoszowice, Nielepice, Pisary, Radwanowice, Rudawa, Rząska, Szczyglice, Ujazd, Więckowice, Zabierzów and Zelków.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Zabierzów is bordered by the city of Kraków and by the gminas of Jerzmanowice-Przeginia, Krzeszowice, Liszki and Wielka Wieś.

Coat of arms

Blazon: a Modern French shield per pale gules and azure, on the first a griffon segreant argent armed, beaked and langued Or, on the second a human figure fully armoured argent holding a heater shield gules charged with two labels Or of three points arranged in pale.

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