Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz 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 Bochnia County

Bochnia County

Bochnia 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 Bochnia, 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 Nowy Wiśnicz

Nowy Wisnicz

Nowy Wiśnicz is a small town in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,724 inhabitants . It is located 4 miles south of Bochnia.-Former structures:...

, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Bochnia

Bochnia

Bochnia is a town of 30,000 inhabitants on the river Raba in southern Poland. The town lies approximately in halfway [] between Tarnów and the regional capital Kraków . Bochnia is most noted for its salt mine, the oldest functioning in Europe, built circa 1248...

 and 40 km (25 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 82.49 square kilometres (31.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 12,895 (out of which the population of Nowy Wiśnicz amounts to 2,716, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 10,179).

The gmina contains part of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

 called Wiśnicz-Lipnica Landscape Park

Wisnicz-Lipnica Landscape Park

Wiśnicz-Lipnica Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1997, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Apart from the town of Nowy Wiśnicz, Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz contains the villages and settlements of Chronów

Chronów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Chronów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Nowy Wiśnicz, south-east of Bochnia, and east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Kobyle

Kobyle, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Kobyle is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Nowy Wiśnicz, south-east of Bochnia, and east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Kopaliny

Kopaliny, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Kopaliny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Nowy Wiśnicz, south of Bochnia, and east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Królówka

Królówka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

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

, Leksandrowa

Leksandrowa

Leksandrowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Nowy Wiśnicz, south of Bochnia, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

, Łomna, Muchówka

Muchówka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Muchówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Nowy Wiśnicz, south of Bochnia, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków....

, Olchawa

Olchawa

Olchawa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland....

, Połom Duży, Stary Wiśnicz

Stary Wisnicz

Stary Wiśnicz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Nowy Wiśnicz, south-east of Bochnia, and east of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

 and Wiśnicz Mały.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz is bordered by the town of Bochnia

Bochnia

Bochnia is a town of 30,000 inhabitants on the river Raba in southern Poland. The town lies approximately in halfway [] between Tarnów and the regional capital Kraków . Bochnia is most noted for its salt mine, the oldest functioning in Europe, built circa 1248...

 and by the gminas of Bochnia

Gmina Bochnia

Gmina Bochnia is a rural gmina in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Bochnia, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, Brzesko

Gmina Brzesko

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

, Gnojnik

Gmina Gnojnik

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

, Lipnica Murowana

Gmina Lipnica Murowana

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

, Trzciana

Gmina Trzciana

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

 and Żegocina

Gmina Zegocina

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

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