- Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny
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Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny
Czerwionka-Leszczyny Commune— Gmina —
Coat of armsCoordinates (Czerwionka-Leszczyny): 50°11′N 18°41′E / 50.183°N 18.683°ECoordinates: 50°11′N 18°41′E / 50.183°N 18.683°E Country Poland
Voivodeship Silesian County Rybnik County Seat Czerwionka-Leszczyny Area – Total 115.65 km2 (44.7 sq mi) Population (2006) – Total 40,956 – Density 354.1/km2 (917.2/sq mi) – Urban 28,486 – Rural 12,470 Website http://www.czerwionka-leszczyny.com.pl/ Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Czerwionka-Leszczyny, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Rybnik and 24 km (15 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice.
The gmina covers an area of 115.65 square kilometres (44.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 40,956 (out of which the population of Czerwionka-Leszczyny amounts to 28,486, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 12,470).
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Rudy Landscape Park.
Villages
Apart from the town of Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny contains the villages and settlements of Bełk, Palowice, Przegędza, Stanowice and Szczejkowice.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny is bordered by the towns of Knurów, Orzesze, Rybnik and Żory, and by the gminas of Ornontowice and Pilchowice.
References
Villages Bełk • Palowice • Przegędza • Stanowice • SzczejkowiceUrban-rural gmina Gmina Czerwionka-LeszczynyRural gminas Categories:- Gminas in Silesian Voivodeship
- Rybnik County
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