Gmina Herby
| Gmina Herby Herby Commune |
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| Coordinates (Herby): 50°45′10″N 18°53′15″E / 50.75278°N 18.8875°E | |||
| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Silesian | ||
| County | Lubliniec | ||
| Seat | Herby | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 50.47 km2 (19.49 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 6,981 | ||
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) | ||
| Website | http://www.herby.pl | ||
Gmina Herby is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Herby, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of Lubliniec and 57 km (35 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice. Until 1993 it also included the area which now makes up Gmina Boronów.
The gmina covers an area of 50.47 square kilometres (19.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,981.
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park.
[edit] Villages
Gmina Herby contains the villages and settlements of Brasowe, Braszczok, Chwostek, Cztery Kopy, Drapacz, Głąby, Hadra, Herby, Kalina, Kierzki, Kolonia Lisów, Łebki, Łęg, Lisów, Mochała, Niwy, Oleksiki, Olszyna, Otrzęsie, Pietrzaki, Piłka, Pustkowie, Tanina and Turza.
[edit] Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Herby is bordered by the gminas of Blachownia, Boronów, Ciasna, Kochanowice, Konopiska, Koszęcin, Przystajń and Wręczyca Wielka.
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