Rachowice
Encyclopedia
Rachowice r is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Sośnicowice
, within Gliwice County
, Silesian Voivodeship
, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Sośnicowice
, 14 km (9 mi) west of Gliwice
, and 37 km (23 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice
.
The village has a population of 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 the administrative district of Gmina Sośnicowice
Gmina Sosnicowice
Gmina Sośnicowice is an urban-rural gmina in Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Sośnicowice, which lies approximately west of Gliwice and west of the regional capital Katowice....
, within Gliwice County
Gliwice County
Gliwice 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 is the city of Gliwice, although the city is not...
, 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. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Sośnicowice
Sosnicowice
Sośnicowice is a town in Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,776 inhabitants .- External links :*...
, 14 km (9 mi) west of Gliwice
Gliwice
Gliwice is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Gliwice is the west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – a metropolis with a population of 2 million...
, and 37 km (23 mi) west 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 village has a population of 699.