Gmina Chełmek (Chełmek)
Gmina Chełmek is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Chełmek, which lies approximately 8 km north of Oświęcim and 50 km west of the regional capital Kraków.
The gmina covers an area of 27.24 km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 12,827 (out of which the population of Chełmek amounts to 9,065, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,762).
Apart from the town of Chełmek, Gmina Chełmek contains the villages of Bobrek and Gorzów.
The gmina covers an area of 27.24 km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 12,827 (out of which the population of Chełmek amounts to 9,065, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,762).
Apart from the town of Chełmek, Gmina Chełmek contains the villages of Bobrek and Gorzów.
Map - Gmina Chełmek (Chełmek)
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Poland has a temperate transitional climate and its territory traverses the Central European Plain, extending from Baltic Sea in the north to Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains in the south. The longest Polish river is the Vistula, and Poland's highest point is Mount Rysy, situated in the Tatra mountain range of the Carpathians. The country is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. It also shares maritime boundaries with Denmark and Sweden.
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PLN | Polish złoty | zÅ‚ | 2 |
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PL | Polish language |