Gmina Biecz

Gmina Biecz
	Gmina Biecz
	Gmina Biecz
Basic data
State :	Poland
Voivodeship :	Lesser Poland
Powiat :	Gorlicki
Geographic location :	49 ° 44 ' N , 21 ° 16' E Coordinates: 49 ° 43 '55 " N , 21 ° 15' 45" E
Height :	281 m npm
Residents :	4590 ; (Jun. 30, 2019)
Postal code :	38-340
Telephone code :	(+48) 13
License plate :	KGR
Economy and Transport
Street :	DK28
Next international airport :	Rzeszów-Jasionka
Gmina
Gminatype:	Urban-and-rural parish
Gmina structure:	10 school offices
Surface:	99.28 km²
Residents:	16,820 ; (Jun. 30, 2019)
Population density :	169 inhabitants / km²
Community number ( GUS ):	1205023
Administration (as of 2007)
Mayor :	Mirosław Wędrychowicz
Address:	Rynek 1 ; 38-340 Biecz
Website :	www.biecz.pl
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The Gmina Biecz ( [ 'bʲɛt͡ʂ ] ) is an urban-and-rural municipality in the powiat Gorlicki of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in Poland . Its seat is the city of the same name with about 4600 inhabitants.

geography

Map of the municipality

The municipality is located in the north of the powiat about 30 km west of Krosno and 100 km east of Krakow . The Ropa belongs to the waters . Neighboring municipalities are Gorlice, Lipinki, Moszczenica, Rzepiennik Strzyżewski, Skołyszyn and Szerzyny.

The municipality has an area of 99.3 km², 75 percent of which is used for agriculture and 14 percent for forestry.

history

From 1975 to 1998 the municipality belonged to the Krosno Voivodeship .

structure

The town-and-country community (gmina miejsko-wiejska) Biecz includes, in addition to the eponymous town, the following ten villages with school administration offices (sołectwa):

Binarowa , Bugaj, Głęboka, Grudna Kępska, Korczyna, Libusza, Racławice, Rożnowice , Sitnica and Strzeszyn.

education

The municipality has eleven elementary schools , six middle schools and two school centers with elementary and middle schools.

Attractions

The city of Biecz is rich in cultural monuments. The center, which was formerly surrounded by a city wall, is a listed building . The valuable historical wooden church in Libusza from 1513 burned down in February 1986. It was rebuilt and again fell victim to the flames in February 2016. In the community are under protection: