Nowy Sącz County
Nowy Sącz County
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Coordinates (Nowy Sącz): 49°37′26″N 20°41′50″E / 49.62389°N 20.69722°E | |
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Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
Seat | Nowy Sącz |
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Area | |
• Total | 1,550.24 km2 (598.55 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 197,718 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
• Car plates | KNS |
Website | http://www.sacz.pl |
Nowy Sącz County (
The county covers an area of 1,550.24 square kilometres (598.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 197,718, out of which the population of Krynica-Zdrój is 11,243, that of Stary Sącz is 8,987, that of Grybów is 6,025, that of Piwniczna-Zdrój is 5,717, that of Muszyna is 4,980, and the rural population is 160,766.
Neighbouring counties
Apart from the city of Nowy Sącz, Nowy Sącz County is also bordered by Nowy Targ County and Limanowa County to the west, Brzesko County and Tarnów County to the north, and Gorlice County to the east. It also borders Slovakia to the south.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 16 gminas (one urban, four urban-rural and 11 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2006) |
Seat |
Gmina Chełmiec | rural | 112.0 | 24,473 | Chełmiec |
Gmina Grybów | rural | 153.0 | 22,436 | Grybów * |
Gmina Stary Sącz | urban-rural | 102.4 | 22,206 | Stary Sącz |
Gmina Krynica-Zdrój | urban-rural | 145.3 | 16,850 | Krynica-Zdrój |
Gmina Łącko | rural | 133.0 | 14,835 | Łącko |
Gmina Korzenna | rural | 106.8 | 13,377 | Korzenna |
Gmina Podegrodzie | rural | 63.7 | 11,607 | Podegrodzie |
Gmina Muszyna | urban-rural | 142.0 | 11,293 | Muszyna |
Gmina Piwniczna-Zdrój | urban-rural | 126.7 | 10,313 | Piwniczna-Zdrój |
Gmina Łososina Dolna | rural | 84.3 | 9,814 | Łososina Dolna |
Gmina Kamionka Wielka | rural | 63.0 | 9,158 | Kamionka Wielka |
Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem | rural | 88.2 | 8,896 | Gródek nad Dunajcem |
Gmina Nawojowa | rural | 51.1 | 7,644 | Nawojowa |
Grybów | urban | 17.0 | 6,025 | |
Gmina Łabowa | rural | 119.1 | 5,172 | Łabowa |
Gmina Rytro | rural | 41.9 | 3,619 | Rytro |
* seat not part of the gmina |
Nowy Sacz County in the Past
The history of Nowy Sacz County dates back to late 13th century, when King
Until the
After the first partition of Poland (1772), Nowy Sacz County became part of Austrian
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