Gmina Bliżyn is a rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Skarżysko County

Skarzysko County

Skarżysko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is...

, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, or Świętokrzyskie Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie mountain range...

, in south-central Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. Its seat is the village of Bliżyn

Blizyn

Bliżyn is a village in Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Bliżyn. It lies on the Kamienna river and Bliżyn Reservoir, approximately west of Skarżysko-Kamienna and north of the regional capital Kielce...

, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Skarżysko-Kamienna

Skarzysko-Kamienna

Skarżysko-Kamienna is a town in northern Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in Poland by Kamienna river, to the north of Świętokrzyskie Mountains; one of the voivodship's major towns...

 and 27 km (17 mi) north of the regional capital Kielce

Kielce

Kielce ) is a city in central Poland with 204,891 inhabitants . It is also the capital city of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Kielce Voivodeship...

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The gmina covers an area of 141.08 square kilometres (54.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,617.

The gmina contains part of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

 called Suchedniów-Oblęgorek Landscape Park

Suchedniów-Oblegorek Landscape Park

Suchedniów-Oblęgorek Landscape Park is a protected area in south-central Poland, established in 1988, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Bliżyn contains the villages and settlements of Bliżyn

Blizyn

Bliżyn is a village in Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Bliżyn. It lies on the Kamienna river and Bliżyn Reservoir, approximately west of Skarżysko-Kamienna and north of the regional capital Kielce...

, Brzeście

Brzescie, Skarzysko County

Brzeście is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Bliżyn, west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north-east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Bugaj

Bugaj, Skarzysko County

Bugaj is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Bliżyn, west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north-east of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Drożdżów

Drozdzów

Drożdżów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Bliżyn, west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north of the regional capital Kielce....

, Gilów

Gilów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Gilów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Bliżyn, west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Górki

Górki, Skarzysko County

Górki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Bliżyn, west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Gostków

Gostków, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Gostków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Bliżyn, west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north of the regional capital Kielce....

, Jastrzębia

Jastrzebia, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Jastrzębia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Bliżyn, west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Kopcie

Kopcie, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Kopcie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Bliżyn, west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Kucębów

Kucebów

Kucębów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Bliżyn, west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Mroczków

Mroczków

Mroczków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Bliżyn, west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Nowki

Nowki

Nowki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Bliżyn, west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north of the regional capital Kielce....

, Nowy Odrowążek

Nowy Odrowazek

Nowy Odrowążek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Bliżyn, west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Odrowążek

Odrowazek

Odrowążek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Bliżyn, west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north of the regional capital Kielce....

, Płaczków, Rędocin

Redocin

Rędocin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Bliżyn, north-west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Sobótka

Sobótka, Skarzysko County

Sobótka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Bliżyn, west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Sołtyków, Sorbin

Sorbin, Poland

Sorbin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Bliżyn, west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north of the regional capital Kielce....

, Ubyszów

Ubyszów

Ubyszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Bliżyn, west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north of the regional capital Kielce....

, Wojtyniów

Wojtyniów

Wojtyniów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Bliżyn, west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north-east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population...

, Wołów, Zagórze

Zagórze, Gmina Blizyn

Zagórze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Bliżyn, west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north-east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

 and Zbrojów

Zbrojów

Zbrojów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Bliżyn, west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and north of the regional capital Kielce....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Bliżyn is bordered by the town of Skarżysko-Kamienna

Skarzysko-Kamienna

Skarżysko-Kamienna is a town in northern Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in Poland by Kamienna river, to the north of Świętokrzyskie Mountains; one of the voivodship's major towns...

 and by the gminas of Chlewiska

Gmina Chlewiska

Gmina Chlewiska is a rural gmina in Szydłowiec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Chlewiska, which lies approximately west of Szydłowiec and south of Warsaw...

, Łączna, Stąporków

Gmina Staporków

Gmina Stąporków is an urban-rural gmina in Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Stąporków, which lies approximately south-east of Końskie and north of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Suchedniów

Gmina Suchedniów

Gmina Suchedniów is an urban-rural gmina in Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Suchedniów, which lies approximately south-west of Skarżysko-Kamienna and north-east of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of , and as of...

, Szydłowiec and Zagnańsk

Gmina Zagnansk

Gmina Zagnańsk is a rural gmina in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Zagnańsk, which lies approximately north of the regional capital Kielce....

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