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Gmina Alwernia

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Country
  
Poland

Seat
  
Alwernia

Population
  
12,689 (2006)

County
  
Chrzanów

Area
  
75.27 km²

Voivodeship
  
Lesser Poland Voivodeship

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Gmina Alwernia is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Alwernia, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Chrzanów and 31 km (19 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków.

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Map of Gmina Alwernia, Poland

The gmina covers an area of 75.27 square kilometres (29.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 12,689 (of which the population of Alwernia is 3,406, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 9,283).

The gmina contains part of the protected area called Tenczynek Landscape Park.

Villages

Apart from the town of Alwernia, Gmina Alwernia contains the villages and settlements of Brodła, Grojec, Kwaczała, Mirów, Nieporaz, Okleśna, Podłęże, Poręba Żegoty, Regulice and Źródła.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Alwernia is bordered by the gminas of Babice, Chrzanów, Czernichów, Krzeszowice, Spytkowice, Trzebinia and Zator.

References

Gmina Alwernia Wikipedia