Gmina Siewierz is an urban-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 Będzin County

Bedzin County

Będzin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern 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 Będzin, which lies north-east...

, 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...

. Its seat is the town of Siewierz

Siewierz

Siewierz is a town in the Silesian Voivodeship in Poland.-History:In history, Sewerien was first mentioned in 1125, which was administered by the Castellan of Bytom. In 1177, Casimir II granted Sewerien to Mieszko IV Tanglefoot duke of Silesia and Racibórz, together with the duchy of Bytom. The...

, which lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of Będzin

Bedzin

Będzin is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Czarna Przemsza river , the city borders the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metro area with a population of about 2 million.It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its...

 and 30 km (19 mi) north-east 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...

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The gmina covers an area of 115.76 square kilometres (44.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 12,277 (out of which the population of Siewierz amounts to 5,528, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,749).

Villages

Apart from the town of Siewierz, Gmina Siewierz contains the villages and settlements of Brudzowice

Brudzowice

Brudzowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Siewierz, north of Będzin, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Czekanka

Czekanka

Czekanka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Siewierz, north-east of Będzin, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Dzierżawa

Dzierzawa, Silesian Voivodeship

Dzierżawa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Siewierz, north-east of Będzin, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Dziewki

Dziewki

Dziewki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Siewierz, north of Będzin, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Gołuchowice, Hektary

Hektary, Silesian Voivodeship

Hektary is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Siewierz, north-east of Będzin, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Kuźnica Piaskowa

Kuznica Piaskowa

Kuźnica Piaskowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Siewierz, north-east of Będzin, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Kuźnica Podleśna

Kuznica Podlesna

Kuźnica Podleśna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Siewierz, north-east of Będzin, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Kuźnica Warężyńska

Kuznica Warezynska

Kuźnica Warężyńska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Siewierz, north-east of Będzin, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Leśniaki

Lesniaki, Bedzin County

Leśniaki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Siewierz, north-east of Będzin, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Marcinków

Marcinków, Silesian Voivodeship

Marcinków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Siewierz, north-east of Będzin, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Nowa Wioska

Nowa Wioska, Bedzin County

Nowa Wioska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Siewierz, north of Będzin, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Podwarężyn

Podwarezyn

Podwarężyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Siewierz, north-east of Będzin, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Podwarpie

Podwarpie

Podwarpie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Siewierz, north-east of Będzin, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Przedwarężyn

Przedwarezyn

Przedwarężyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Siewierz, north-east of Będzin, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Słowik, Tuliszów

Tuliszów

Tuliszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Siewierz, north-east of Będzin, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Warężyn

Warezyn

Warężyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Siewierz, north-east of Będzin, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Wojkowice Kościelne

Wojkowice Koscielne

Wojkowice Kościelne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Siewierz, north-east of Będzin, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Zawarpie

Zawarpie

Zawarpie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Siewierz, north-east of Będzin, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

 and Żelisławice.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Siewierz is bordered by the towns of Dąbrowa Górnicza

Dabrowa Górnicza

Dąbrowa Górnicza is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, nearby Katowice. The north-east district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of almost 3 millions...

, Myszków

Myszków

Myszków is a town in Poland, with 33,016 inhabitants . It is the capital of Myszków County.Situated in the Silesian Voivodeship , previously in Czestochowa Voivodeship .-External links:...

 and Poręba

Poreba

Poręba is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pszczyna, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Pszczyna and south of the regional capital Katowice....

, and by the gminas of Koziegłowy, Łazy, Mierzęcice

Gmina Mierzecice

Gmina Mierzęcice is a rural gmina in Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Mierzęcice, which lies approximately north of Będzin and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

 and Ożarowice

Gmina Ozarowice

Gmina Ożarowice is a rural gmina in Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Ożarowice, which lies approximately east of Tarnowskie Góry and north of the regional capital Katowice....

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