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Oświęcim County

Coordinates: 50°3′N 19°14′E / 50.050°N 19.233°E / 50.050; 19.233
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Oświęcim County
Powiat oświęcimski
Flag of Oświęcim County
Coat of arms of Oświęcim County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Oświęcim): 50°3′N 19°14′E / 50.050°N 19.233°E / 50.050; 19.233
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
SeatOświęcim
Gminas
Area
 • Total406.03 km2 (156.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total153,390
 • Density380/km2 (980/sq mi)
 • Urban
84,752
 • Rural
68,638
Car platesKOS
Websitehttp://www.powiat.oswiecim.pl

Oświęcim County (Polish: powiat oświęcimski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) 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 Oświęcim, which lies 51 kilometres (32 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków. The county contains four other towns: Kęty, 17 km (11 mi) south of Oświęcim, Brzeszcze, 9 km (6 mi) south-west of Oświęcim, Chełmek, 8 km (5 mi) north of Oświęcim, and Zator, 16 km (10 mi) east of Oświęcim.

The county covers an area of 406.03 square kilometres (156.8 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 153,390, out of which the population of Oświęcim is 40,979, that of Kęty is 19,252, that of Brzeszcze is 11,730, that of Chełmek is 9,065, that of Zator is 3,726, and the rural population is 68,638.

The county contains the sites of the Auschwitz concentration camp complex (Auschwitz being the German name for Oświęcim).

Neighbouring counties

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Oświęcim County is bordered by the city of Jaworzno to the north, Chrzanów County to the north-east, Wadowice County to the south-east, Bielsko County to the south, Pszczyna County to the west and Bieruń-Lędziny County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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The county is subdivided into nine gminas (one urban, four urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Oświęcim urban 30.3 40,979  
Gmina Kęty urban-rural 75.8 33,598 Kęty
Gmina Brzeszcze urban-rural 46.1 21,557 Brzeszcze
Gmina Oświęcim rural 74.5 16,708 Oświęcim *
Gmina Chełmek urban-rural 27.2 12,827 Chełmek
Gmina Zator urban-rural 51.4 9,049 Zator
Gmina Osiek rural 41.2 7,857 Osiek
Gmina Przeciszów rural 35.4 6,679 Przeciszów
Gmina Polanka Wielka rural 24.1 4,136 Polanka Wielka
* seat not part of the gmina

References

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