Gmina Krynica-Zdrój

Gmina Krynica-Zdrój Krynica-Zdrój Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates (Krynica-Zdrój): 49°24′42″N 20°57′18″E / 49.41167°N 20.95500°E / 49.41167; 20.95500Coordinates: 49°24′42″N 20°57′18″E / 49.41167°N 20.95500°E / 49.41167; 20.95500
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Nowy Sącz County
Seat	Krynica-Zdrój
Area
• Total	145.3 km2 (56.1 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	16,850
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
• Urban	11,243
• Rural	5,607
Website	http://www.krynica-zdroj.pl

Gmina Krynica-Zdrój is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Slovak border. Its seat is the town of Krynica-Zdrój, which lies approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) south-east of Nowy Sącz and 103 km (64 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

The gmina covers an area of 145.3 square kilometres (56.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 16,850 (out of which the population of Krynica-Zdrój amounts to 11,243, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,607).

Villages[]

Apart from the town of Krynica-Zdrój, Gmina Krynica-Zdrój contains the villages and settlements of Berest, Czyrna, Mochnaczka Niżna, Mochnaczka Wyżna, Muszynka, Piorunka, Polany and Tylicz.

Neighbouring gminas[]

Gmina Krynica-Zdrój is bordered by the gminas of Grybów, Łabowa, Muszyna and Uście Gorlickie. It also borders Slovakia.

References[]

• Polish official population figures 2006