Gmina Waśniów 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 Ostrowiec County

Ostrowiec County

Ostrowiec County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central 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 Ostrowiec...

, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, or Świętokrzyskie Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie mountain range...

, in south-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 Waśniów

Wasniów

Waśniów is a village in Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Waśniów. It lies approximately west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of 460.-References:...

, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski

Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski

Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski is a town in south-central Poland with 74,211 inhabitants .Main industry is metallurgy. Ostrowiec is the capital city of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski County, part of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , previously it belonged to Kielce Voivodeship .- History:The oldest testimonies of...

 and 43 km (27 mi) east of the regional capital Kielce

Kielce

Kielce ) is a city in central Poland with 204,891 inhabitants . It is also the capital city of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Kielce Voivodeship...

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The gmina covers an area of 111.29 square kilometres (43 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,056.

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 Jeleniowska Landscape Park

Jeleniowska Landscape Park

Jeleniowska Landscape Park is a protected area in south-central Poland, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Waśniów contains the villages and settlements of Boksyce

Boksyce

Boksyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Waśniów, south-west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a...

, Boleszyn

Boleszyn, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Boleszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Waśniów, west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Czajęcice

Czajecice, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Czajęcice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Waśniów, west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a...

, Czażów

Czazów

Czażów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Waśniów, west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Dobruchna

Dobruchna

Dobruchna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Waśniów, south-west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a...

, Garbacz

Garbacz

Garbacz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Waśniów, south-west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Grzegorzowice

Grzegorzowice, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Grzegorzowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Waśniów, west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Janowice

Janowice, Ostrowiec County

Janowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Waśniów, south-west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a...

, Jeżów

Jezów, Ostrowiec County

Jeżów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Waśniów, south-west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population...

, Kotarszyn

Kotarszyn

Kotarszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Waśniów, west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a...

, Kraszków

Kraszków, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Kraszków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Waśniów, south-west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a...

, Milejowice

Milejowice, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Milejowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Waśniów, south-west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a...

, Mirogonowice

Mirogonowice

Mirogonowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Waśniów, south-west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Momina

Momina, Poland

Momina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Waśniów, south-west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has an...

, Nagorzyce

Nagorzyce

Nagorzyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Waśniów, south-west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...

, Nosów

Nosów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Nosów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Waśniów, west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Nowy Skoszyn

Nowy Skoszyn

Nowy Skoszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Waśniów, south-west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a...

, Pękosławice, Piotrów

Piotrów, Ostrowiec County

Piotrów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Waśniów, west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Prusinowice

Prusinowice, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Prusinowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Waśniów, west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a...

, Roztylice

Roztylice

Roztylice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Waśniów, south-west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a...

, Sarnia Zwola

Sarnia Zwola

Sarnia Zwola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Waśniów, south-west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a...

, Sławęcice, Śnieżkowice

Sniezkowice

Śnieżkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Waśniów, west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a...

, Strupice

Strupice, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Strupice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Waśniów, west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of...

, Stryczowice

Stryczowice

Stryczowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Waśniów, south-west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a...

, Wałsnów, Waśniów

Wasniów

Waśniów is a village in Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Waśniów. It lies approximately west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of 460.-References:...

, Witosławice, Wojciechowice

Wojciechowice, Ostrowiec County

Wojciechowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland.The village has a population of 310....

, Worowice

Worowice, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Worowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Waśniów, south-west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a...

, Wronów

Wronów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Wronów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Waśniów, south-west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a...

 and Zajączkowice

Zajaczkowice

Zajączkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Waśniów, within Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Waśniów, south-west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, and east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Waśniów is bordered by the gminas of Baćkowice

Gmina Backowice

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

, Bodzechów

Gmina Bodzechów

Gmina Bodzechów is a rural gmina in Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. The district takes its name from the village of Bodzechów, but its administrative offices are in the town of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, which is not part of the territory of the gmina.The gmina...

, Kunów

Gmina Kunów

Gmina Kunów is an urban-rural gmina in Ostrowiec County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Kunów, which lies approximately west of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and east of the regional capital Kielce.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Łagów, Nowa Słupia, Pawłów and Sadowie

Gmina Sadowie

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

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