Gmina Korzenna 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 Nowy Sącz County

Nowy Sacz County

Nowy Sącz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...

, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...

, in southern 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 Korzenna

Korzenna

Korzenna is a village in southern Poland situated in Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999 . It lies approximately north-east of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-east of Nowy Sącz

Nowy Sacz

Nowy Sącz is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sącz County, but is not included within the powiat.-Names:...

 and 78 km (48 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków

Kraków

Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...

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The gmina covers an area of 106.78 square kilometres (41.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,377.

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 Ciężkowice-Rożnów Landscape Park

Ciezkowice-Roznów Landscape Park

Ciężkowice-Rożnów Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1995, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Korzenna contains the villages and settlements of Bukowiec

Bukowiec, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Bukowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Korzenna, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Korzenna, north-east of Nowy Sącz, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Janczowa

Janczowa

Janczowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Korzenna, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Korzenna, north-east of Nowy Sącz, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Jasienna

Jasienna

Jasienna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Korzenna, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Korzenna, north-east of Nowy Sącz, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Koniuszowa

Koniuszowa

Koniuszowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Korzenna, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Korzenna, north-east of Nowy Sącz, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Korzenna

Korzenna

Korzenna is a village in southern Poland situated in Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999 . It lies approximately north-east of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Łęka, Lipnica Wielka

Lipnica Wielka, Nowy Sacz County

Lipnica Wielka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Korzenna, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Korzenna, north-east of Nowy Sącz, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.The village has a population...

, Łyczana, Miłkowa, Mogilno

Mogilno, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Mogilno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Korzenna, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Korzenna, east of Nowy Sącz, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Niecew

Niecew

Niecew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Korzenna, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Korzenna, north-east of Nowy Sącz, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Posadowa Mogilska

Posadowa Mogilska

Posadowa Mogilska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Korzenna, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Korzenna, east of Nowy Sącz, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.The village has a population of...

, Siedlce

Siedlce, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Siedlce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Korzenna, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Korzenna, north-east of Nowy Sącz, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Słowikowa, Trzycierz

Trzycierz

Trzycierz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Korzenna, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Korzenna, north-east of Nowy Sącz, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

 and Wojnarowa

Wojnarowa

Wojnarowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Korzenna, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Korzenna, east of Nowy Sącz, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Korzenna is bordered by the gminas of Bobowa

Gmina Bobowa

Gmina Bobowa is an urban-rural gmina in Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Bobowa, which lies approximately west of Gorlice and south-east of the regional capital Kraków...

, Chełmiec, Ciężkowice

Gmina Ciezkowice

Gmina Ciężkowice is an urban-rural gmina in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Ciężkowice, which lies approximately south of Tarnów and east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Gródek nad Dunajcem

Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem

Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem is a rural gmina in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gródek nad Dunajcem, which lies approximately north of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006...

, Grybów

Gmina Grybów

Gmina Grybów is a rural gmina in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Grybów, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

 and Zakliczyn

Gmina Zakliczyn

Gmina Zakliczyn is an urban-rural gmina in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Zakliczyn, which lies approximately south-west of Tarnów and east of the regional capital Kraków....

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