Iwkowa
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Iwkowa i is a village
in Brzesko County
, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
(administrative district) called Gmina Iwkowa
. It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Brzesko
and 53 km (33 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków
.
The village has a population of 2,699.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Brzesko County
Brzesko County
Brzesko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland 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 Brzesko, which lies ...
, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...
, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the 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) called Gmina Iwkowa
Gmina Iwkowa
Gmina Iwkowa is a rural gmina in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Iwkowa, which lies approximately south of Brzesko and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....
. It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Brzesko
Brzesko
Brzesko is a town in southern Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It lies approximately west of Tarnów and east of the regional capital Kraków. Since Polish administrative reorganization , Brzesko has been the administrative capital of Brzesko County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship...
and 53 km (33 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
.
The village has a population of 2,699.