Gmina Krzyżanowice 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 Racibórz County

Racibórz County

Racibórz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech border. 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...

, Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...

, 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...

, on the Czech

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 border. Its seat is the village of Krzyżanowice

Krzyzanowice, Silesian Voivodeship

Krzyżanowice is a village in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Krzyżanowice. It lies approximately south of Racibórz and south-west of the regional capital Katowice.The village has an approximate...

, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Racibórz

Racibórz

Racibórz is a town in southern Poland with 60,218 inhabitants situated in the Silesian Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship...

 and 60 km (37 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice

Katowice

Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...

.

The gmina covers an area of 69.67 square kilometres (26.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 11,492.

Villages

Gmina Krzyżanowice contains the villages and settlements of Bieńkowice

Bienkowice, Silesian Voivodeship

Bieńkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyżanowice, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately north-west of Krzyżanowice, south of Racibórz, and south-west of the regional capital Katowice.The...

, Bolesław, Chałupki, Krzyżanowice

Krzyzanowice, Silesian Voivodeship

Krzyżanowice is a village in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Krzyżanowice. It lies approximately south of Racibórz and south-west of the regional capital Katowice.The village has an approximate...

, Nowa Wioska

Nowa Wioska, Racibórz County

Nowa Wioska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyżanowice, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately south-west of Krzyżanowice, south of Racibórz, and south-west of the regional capital...

, Owsiszcze

Owsiszcze

Owsiszcze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyżanowice, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately south-west of Krzyżanowice, south of Racibórz, and south-west of the regional capital Katowice.The...

, Roszków

Roszków, Silesian Voivodeship

Roszków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyżanowice, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately south-east of Krzyżanowice, south-east of Racibórz, and south-west of the regional capital Katowice.The...

, Rudyszwałd, Tworków

Tworków

Tworków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyżanowice, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately west of Krzyżanowice, south of Racibórz, and south-west of the regional capital Katowice.The village has...

 and Zabełków.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Krzyżanowice is bordered by the town of Racibórz

Racibórz

Racibórz is a town in southern Poland with 60,218 inhabitants situated in the Silesian Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship...

 and by the gminas of Gorzyce

Gmina Gorzyce, Silesian Voivodeship

Gmina Gorzyce is a rural gmina in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Czech border. Its seat is the village of Gorzyce, which lies approximately south-west of Wodzisław Śląski and south-west of the regional capital Katowice.The gmina covers an area of , and as of...

, Krzanowice

Gmina Krzanowice

Gmina Krzanowice, German Gemeinde Kranowitz is an urban-rural gmina in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Czech border...

 and Lubomia

Gmina Lubomia

Gmina Lubomia is a rural gmina in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Lubomia, which lies approximately west of Wodzisław Śląski and south-west of the regional capital Katowice....

. It also borders the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

.