Gmina Kraśniczyn 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 Krasnystaw County

Krasnystaw County

Krasnystaw County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern 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 only town is Krasnystaw, which lies ...

, Lublin Voivodeship

Lublin Voivodeship

- Administrative division :Lublin Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties : 4 city counties and 20 land counties. These are further divided into 213 gminas....

, in eastern 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 Kraśniczyn

Krasniczyn

Kraśniczyn is a village in Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kraśniczyn. It lies approximately south-east of Krasnystaw and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south-east of Krasnystaw

Krasnystaw

Krasnystaw is a town in eastern Poland with 19,615 inhabitants . Situated in the Lublin Voivodeship , previously in Chelm Voivodeship . It is the capital of Krasnystaw County....

 and 66 km (41 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin

Lublin

Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...

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The gmina covers an area of 110.02 square kilometres (42.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,284.

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 Skierbieszów Landscape Park

Skierbieszów Landscape Park

Skierbieszów Landscape Park is a protected area in eastern Poland, established in 1995....

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Villages

Gmina Kraśniczyn contains the villages and settlements of Anielpol

Anielpol

Anielpol is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśniczyn, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Krasnystaw and south-east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Bończa

Boncza, Lublin Voivodeship

Bończa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśniczyn, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Kraśniczyn, east of Krasnystaw, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Bończa-Kolonia

Boncza-Kolonia

Bończa-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśniczyn, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.-References:...

, Brzeziny

Brzeziny, Krasnystaw County

Brzeziny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśniczyn, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Kraśniczyn, south-east of Krasnystaw, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Chełmiec, Czajki

Czajki, Lublin Voivodeship

Czajki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśniczyn, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Drewniki

Drewniki, Krasnystaw County

Drewniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśniczyn, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Franciszków

Franciszków, Krasnystaw County

Franciszków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśniczyn, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Kraśniczyn, south-east of Krasnystaw, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Kraśniczyn

Krasniczyn

Kraśniczyn is a village in Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kraśniczyn. It lies approximately south-east of Krasnystaw and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Łukaszówka, Majdan Surhowski

Majdan Surhowski

Majdan Surhowski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśniczyn, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Kraśniczyn, south-east of Krasnystaw, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Olszanka

Olszanka, Gmina Krasniczyn

Olszanka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśniczyn, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Pniaki

Pniaki

Pniaki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśniczyn, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.The village became desolate in first decade of XXI c....

, Stara Wieś

Stara Wies, Krasnystaw County

Stara Wieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśniczyn, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Kraśniczyn, south-east of Krasnystaw, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Surhów

Surhów

Surhów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśniczyn, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Krasnystaw and south-east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Surhów-Kolonia

Surhów-Kolonia

Surhów-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśniczyn, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Wolica

Wolica, Krasnystaw County

Wolica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśniczyn, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Krasnystaw and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Wólka Kraśniczyńska

Wólka Krasniczynska

Wólka Kraśniczyńska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśniczyn, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Krasnystaw and south-east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Zalesie

Zalesie, Gmina Krasniczyn

Zalesie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśniczyn, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Kraśniczyn, south-east of Krasnystaw, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

 and Zastawie

Zastawie, Krasnystaw County

Zastawie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśniczyn, within Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Kraśniczyn, south-east of Krasnystaw, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kraśniczyn is bordered by the gminas of Grabowiec

Gmina Grabowiec

Gmina Grabowiec is a rural gmina in Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Grabowiec, which lies approximately north-east of Zamość and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Izbica

Gmina Izbica

Gmina Izbica is a rural gmina in Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Izbica, which lies approximately south of Krasnystaw and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Krasnystaw

Gmina Krasnystaw

Gmina Krasnystaw is a rural gmina in Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Krasnystaw, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, Leśniowice

Gmina Lesniowice

Gmina Leśniowice is a rural gmina in Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Leśniowice, which lies approximately south of Chełm and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Siennica Różana

Gmina Siennica Rózana

Gmina Siennica Różana is a rural gmina in Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Siennica Różana, which lies approximately east of Krasnystaw and south-east of the regional capital Lublin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Skierbieszów

Gmina Skierbieszów

Gmina Skierbieszów is a rural gmina in Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Skierbieszów, which lies approximately north-east of Zamość and south-east of the regional capital Lublin....

 and Wojsławice.