Gmina Mniszków 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 Opoczno County

Opoczno County

Opoczno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Łódź Voivodeship, south-east 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 Opoczno, which lies south-east...

, Łódź Voivodeship, in 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 Mniszków, which lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Opoczno

Opoczno

Opoczno is a town in south-central Poland, within the eastern part of Łódź Voivodeship , previously in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship . Important communication routes run through the town, namely the central railway line, which connects Silesia with Warsaw, and road 12, which creates a...

 and 61 km (38 mi) south-east of the regional capital Łódź.

The gmina covers an area of 123.83 square kilometres (47.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,788.

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 Sulejów Landscape Park

Sulejów Landscape Park

Sulejów Landscape Park is a protected area in central Poland, established in 1994 and covering an area of...

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Villages

Gmina Mniszków contains the villages and settlements of Błogie Rządowe, Błogie Szlacheckie, Bukowiec nad Pilicą

Bukowiec nad Pilica

Bukowiec nad Pilicą is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mniszków, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north of Mniszków, west of Opoczno, and south-east of the regional capital Łódź....

, Duży Potok

Duzy Potok

Duży Potok is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mniszków, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland....

, Góry Trzebiatowskie

Góry Trzebiatowskie

Góry Trzebiatowskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mniszków, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north of Mniszków, west of Opoczno, and south-east of the regional capital Łódź....

, Grabowa

Grabowa, Opoczno County

Grabowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mniszków, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north of Mniszków, west of Opoczno, and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Jawor

Jawor, Opoczno County

Jawor is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mniszków, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland....

, Jawor-Kolonia

Jawor-Kolonia

Jawor-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mniszków, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland....

, Julianów

Julianów, Opoczno County

Julianów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mniszków, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north of Mniszków, west of Opoczno, and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Konstantynów

Konstantynów, Opoczno County

Konstantynów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mniszków, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately west of Mniszków, west of Opoczno, and south-east of the regional capital Łódź....

, Małe Końskie, Marianka

Marianka, Opoczno County

Marianka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mniszków, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Mniszków, west of Opoczno, and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Mniszków, Nowe Błogie, Olimpiów

Olimpiów

Olimpiów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mniszków, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland....

, Owczary, Prucheńsko Duże

Pruchensko Duze

Prucheńsko Duże is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mniszków, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland....

, Prucheńsko Małe, Radonia, Stoczki

Stoczki, Opoczno County

Stoczki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mniszków, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately west of Mniszków, west of Opoczno, and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Stok, Strzelce

Strzelce, Opoczno County

Strzelce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mniszków, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately west of Mniszków, west of Opoczno, and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Świeciechów

Swieciechów

Świeciechów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mniszków, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south of Mniszków, west of Opoczno, and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.-External links:...

, Syski

Syski, Opoczno County

Syski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mniszków, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Mniszków, west of Opoczno, and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Zajączków and Zarzęcin

Zarzecin

Zarzęcin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mniszków, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Mniszków, west of Opoczno, and south-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Mniszków is bordered by the gminas of Aleksandrów, Paradyż

Gmina Paradyz

Gmina Paradyż is a rural gmina in Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Paradyż, which lies approximately south-west of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capital Łódź....

, Sławno, Sulejów

Gmina Sulejów

Gmina Sulejów is an urban-rural gmina in Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the town of Sulejów, which lies approximately east of Piotrków Trybunalski and south-east of the regional capital Łódź....

, Tomaszów Mazowiecki

Gmina Tomaszów Mazowiecki

Gmina Tomaszów Mazowiecki is a rural gmina in Tomaszów Mazowiecki County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the town of Tomaszów Mazowiecki, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

 and Wolbórz

Gmina Wolbórz

Gmina Wolbórz is an urban-rural gmina in Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the town of Wolbórz, which lies approximately north-east of Piotrków Trybunalski and south-east of the regional capital Łódź....

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