Poraj, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Encyclopedia
Poraj ' is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Chorkówka
, within Krosno County
, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Chorkówka
, 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Krosno
, and 54 km (34 mi) south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów
.
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 the administrative district of Gmina Chorkówka
Gmina Chorkówka
Gmina Chorkówka is a rural gmina in Krosno County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Chorkówka, which lies approximately south-west of Krosno and south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
, within Krosno County
Krosno County
Krosno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...
, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Podkarpackie Voivodeship , or Subcarpathian Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in extreme-southeastern Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów...
, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Chorkówka
Chorkówka
Chorkówka is a village in Krosno County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Chorkówka. It lies approximately south-west of Krosno and south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a population of 760.-References:...
, 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Krosno
Krosno
Krosno is a town and county in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland with 47,455 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009.Notably Krosno is the site of the first oil well in the world....
, and 54 km (34 mi) south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów
Rzeszów
Rzeszów is a city in southeastern Poland with a population of 179,455 in 2010. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River, in the heartland of the Sandomierska Valley...
.