Gmina Szczekociny 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 Zawiercie County

Zawiercie County

Zawiercie 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 Zawiercie, which lies ...

, 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 Szczekociny

Szczekociny

Szczekociny is a town in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,115 inhabitants . The Battle of Szczekociny was fought near the town on June 6, 1794 during the Kościuszko Uprising.-Jewish population of Szczekociny:...

, which lies approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) north-east of Zawiercie

Zawiercie

Zawiercie is a city in the Silesian Voivodeship of southern Poland with 55,800 inhabitants . It is situated in the Kraków-Częstochowa highland near the source of the Warta River...

 and 73 km (45 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 136.09 square kilometres (52.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,350 (out of which the population of Szczekociny amounts to 3,912, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,438).

Villages

Apart from the town of Szczekociny, Gmina Szczekociny contains the villages and settlements of Bógdał, Bonowice

Bonowice

Bonowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczekociny, within Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Szczekociny, north-east of Zawiercie, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice.-References:...

, Brzostek

Brzostek, Silesian Voivodeship

Brzostek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczekociny, within Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Szczekociny, north-east of Zawiercie, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice.-References:...

, Chałupki, Drużykowa

Druzykowa

Drużykowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczekociny, within Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Szczekociny, north-east of Zawiercie, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Goleniowy

Goleniowy

Goleniowy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczekociny, within Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Szczekociny, north-east of Zawiercie, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice.The village has an approximate...

, Grabiec

Grabiec

Grąbiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zawidz, within Sierpc County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

, Gustawów

Gustawów, Silesian Voivodeship

Gustawów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczekociny, within Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Szczekociny, north-east of Zawiercie, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice.-References:...

, Małachów, Ołudza, Przyłęk, Rędziny

Redziny, Zawiercie County

Rędziny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczekociny, within Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Szczekociny, north-east of Zawiercie, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Rokitno

Rokitno, Silesian Voivodeship

Rokitno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczekociny, within Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Szczekociny, east of Zawiercie, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice.-References:...

, Siedliska

Siedliska, Zawiercie County

Siedliska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczekociny, within Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Szczekociny, north-east of Zawiercie, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice.-References:...

, Starzyny

Starzyny, Silesian Voivodeship

Starzyny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczekociny, within Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Szczekociny, north-east of Zawiercie, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Szyszki

Szyszki, Silesian Voivodeship

Szyszki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczekociny, within Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Szczekociny, north-east of Zawiercie, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice.-References:...

, Tęgobórz

Tegobórz

Tęgobórz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczekociny, within Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Szczekociny, north-east of Zawiercie, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice.-References:...

, Wólka Ołudzka and Wólka Starzyńska

Wólka Starzynska

Wólka Starzyńska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczekociny, within Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Szczekociny, north-east of Zawiercie, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Szczekociny is bordered by the gminas of Irządze

Gmina Irzadze

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

, Koniecpol

Gmina Koniecpol

Gmina Koniecpol is an urban-rural gmina in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Koniecpol, which lies approximately east of Częstochowa and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Kroczyce

Gmina Kroczyce

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

, Lelów

Gmina Lelów

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

, Moskorzew

Gmina Moskorzew

Gmina Moskorzew is a rural gmina in Włoszczowa County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Moskorzew, which lies approximately south of Włoszczowa and south-west of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Pilica

Gmina Pilica

Gmina Pilica is an urban-rural gmina in Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Pilica, which lies approximately east of Zawiercie and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Radków

Gmina Radków, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Gmina Radków is a rural gmina in Włoszczowa County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Radków, which lies approximately south of Włoszczowa and south-west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Secemin

Gmina Secemin

Gmina Secemin is a rural gmina in Włoszczowa County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Secemin, which lies approximately south-west of Włoszczowa and west of the regional capital Kielce....

, Słupia and Żarnowiec

Gmina Zarnowiec

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

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