Gmina Dobczyce is an urban-rural 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) in Myślenice County

Myslenice County

Myślenice 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 Myślenice, which lies ...

, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...

, in southern Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. Its seat is the town of Dobczyce

Dobczyce

Dobczyce is a town in southern Poland, situated since 1999 in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship . There is a large dam on the river Raba and a partially rebuilt 14th century castle, which is open for tourists. Dobczyce is also the name of a small part of Bobrowniki Małe, a village in Lesser Poland....

, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Myślenice

Myslenice

Myślenice is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Kraków Voivodeship . Population: 20,261.-Twin towns — Sister cities:Myślenice is twinned with: Bełchatów, Poland- Sports :...

 and 22 km (14 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...

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The gmina covers an area of 66.63 square kilometres (25.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,941 (out of which the population of Dobczyce amounts to 6,028, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 7,913).

Villages

Apart from the town of Dobczyce, Gmina Dobczyce contains the villages and settlements of Bieńkowice

Bienkowice, Myslenice County

Bieńkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobczyce, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Dobczyce, north-east of Myślenice, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Brzączowice

Brzaczowice

Brzączowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobczyce, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Dobczyce, east of Myślenice, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Brzezowa

Brzezowa, Myslenice County

Brzezowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobczyce, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Dobczyce, east of Myślenice, and south of the regional capital Kraków....

, Dziekanowice

Dziekanowice, Myslenice County

Dziekanowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobczyce, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Dobczyce, north-east of Myślenice, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Kędzierzynka

Kedzierzynka

Kędzierzynka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobczyce, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Dobczyce, east of Myślenice, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.The village has a population of...

, Kornatka

Kornatka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Kornatka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobczyce, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Dobczyce, east of Myślenice, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Niezdów

Niezdów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Niezdów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobczyce, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland....

, Nowa Wieś

Nowa Wies, Myslenice County

Nowa Wieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobczyce, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Dobczyce, north-east of Myślenice, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Rudnik

Rudnik, Gmina Dobczyce

Rudnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobczyce, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Dobczyce, north-east of Myślenice, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Sieraków

Sieraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Sieraków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobczyce, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Dobczyce, north-east of Myślenice, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Skrzynka

Skrzynka, Myslenice County

Skrzynka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobczyce, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Dobczyce, east of Myślenice, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Stadniki

Stadniki, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Stadniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobczyce, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Dobczyce, east of Myślenice, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

 and Stojowice

Stojowice

Stojowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobczyce, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Dobczyce, north-east of Myślenice, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Dobczyce is bordered by the gminas of Gdów

Gmina Gdów

Gmina Gdów is a rural gmina in Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gdów, which lies approximately south-east of Wieliczka and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Myślenice

Gmina Myslenice

Gmina Myślenice is an urban-rural gmina in Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Myślenice, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Kraków....

, Raciechowice

Gmina Raciechowice

Gmina Raciechowice is a rural gmina in Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Raciechowice, which lies approximately east of Myślenice and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Siepraw

Gmina Siepraw

Gmina Siepraw is a rural gmina in Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Siepraw, which lies approximately north of Myślenice and south of the regional capital Kraków....

, Wieliczka

Gmina Wieliczka

Gmina Wieliczka is an urban-rural gmina in Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Wieliczka, which lies approximately south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

 and Wiśniowa

Gmina Wisniowa, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Gmina Wiśniowa is a rural gmina in Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Wiśniowa, which lies approximately south-east of Myślenice and south of the regional capital Kraków....

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