Gmina OÅ›wiÄ™cim

The Gmina Oświęcim is a rural commune ( gmina wiejska ) in the powiat Oświęcimski in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. Its headquarters are in the town of Oswiecim (Auschwitz ), not belonging to the rural community.

Geography

The Gmina Oświęcim is 53 km west of Kraków and 29 km south-east of Katowice. The municipal area the Soła flows into the Vistula (Wisła ).

The municipality has a surface area of 74.47 km ². 61 % of its territory is used for agriculture, 6% is covered by forest. It surrounds the city of Oświęcim almost completely.

History

During the Second World War ( German Birkenau ) was the concentration camp at Auschwitz -Birkenau, built in the village of Brzezinka.

Since 1994, the community works together with the Bavarian Auerbach.

From 1975 to 1998, two years there have been reforms of the Polish administrative structures belonged to the community to Bielsko- Biała Voivodeship.

Sołectwo

For the rural municipality include the Soltysships ( sołectwo ):

Babice ( German Babitz 1582 inhabitants),
Broszkowice ( Brosch Schukowitzgasse, 563 inhabitants),
Brzezinka ( Birkenau 2195 inhabitants),
Dwory II ( 342 inhabitants),
Grojec ( 2798 inhabitants),
Harmeze ( Harmense, 572 inhabitants),
Pławy (330 inhabitants),
Poręba Wielka ( Poremba Wielka, 1764 inhabitants),
Rajsko (1300 inhabitants),
Stawy Monowskie (319 inhabitants),
Włosienica ( Wlocienitz, 1440 inhabitants) and
Zaborze ( Zaborz, 2,257 inhabitants).

The village with 396 inhabitants Łazy part of the mayor's office Grojec, as well as the Siedling Stawy Grojeckie.

Education

The municipality has eight kindergartens ( Przedszkole ), seven elementary schools ( szkoła podstawowa ) and two middle schools ( gimnazjum ).

Museum and Attractions

Auschwitz -Birkenau Museum since 1947 and since 1979 a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Wooden churches in Grojec and Poręba Wielka