Gmina Bochnia
Bochnia Commune is a gmina within Lesser Poland Voivodeship in the south of Poland. It is situated on the borderline between two geographical regions: the Sandomierz Basin in the northern part of the commune's territory, and the Wieliczka Piedmont in the southern part.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 30,000 residents
- Description: rural gmina of Poland
- Also known as: “Bochnia”
- Neighbors: Bochnia
Places of Interest
Highlights include Salt Mine in Bochnia and Bochnia railway station.
Salt Mine in Bochnia
Protected area
Photo: Kj, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bochnia Salt Mine in Bochnia, Poland, is one of the oldest salt mines in the world and is the oldest commercial company in Poland. The Bochnia salt mine was established in 1248 after salt had been discovered there in the 12th and 13th centuries and became part of the royal mining company, Żupy krakowskie.
Bochnia railway station
Railway station
Photo: Travelarz, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
Bochnia railway station is a railway station in Bochnia, Poland. As of 2022, it is served by Koleje Małopolskie, Polregio, and PKP Intercity.
Basilica of Saint Nicholas in Bochnia
Church
Photo: Gower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Basilica of Saint Nicholas in Bochnia is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bochnia and Łapczyca.
Bochnia
Photo: Andrzej O, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
Bochnia is a town of almost 30,000 people in Małopolskie Province in southern Poland, 40 km southeast of Kraków. It has a pleasant old town centre but the big attraction is its salt mine, worked since medieval times.
Łapczyca
Village
Photo: Reptar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Łapczyca is a village in southern Poland, situated in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, previously in Tarnów Voivodeship. Łapczyca is situated 4 km southwest of Gmina Bochnia.
Proszówki
Village
Photo: Selso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Proszówki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bochnia, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
Gmina Bochnia
- Category: rural municipality of Poland
- Location: Bochnia County, Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Gmina Bochnia” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Bochnia landa-udalerria”
- Belarusian: “Бохня (гміна)”
- Belarusian: “Бохня”
- Belarusian: “гміна Бохня”
- Belarusian: “Гміна Бохня”
- Cebuano: “Bochnia”
- Chinese: “Bochnia Kong-siā”
- Dutch: “Bochnia”
- Esperanto: “Bochnia”
- Esperanto: “Komununo Bochnia”
- French: “Bochnia”
- German: “Bochnia”
- German: “Gmina Bochnia”
- Italian: “Bochnia”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Bochnia”
- Mirandese: “Quemuna de Bochnia”
- Persian: “بوخنگا”
- Persian: “گمینا بوخنگا”
- Persian: “گمینای بوخنگا”
- Polish: “Bochnia”
- Polish: “gmina Bochnia”
- Portuguese: “Comuna de Bochnia”
- Russian: “Бохня”
- Slovak: “Gmina Bochnia”
- Slovenian: “Bochnia”
- Slovenian: “Gmina Bochnia”
- Slovenian: “Občina Bochnia”
- South Azerbaijani: “قمینا بوخنقا”
- Swedish: “Bochnia kommun”
- Turkish: “Bochnia”
- Ukrainian: “Бохня”
- Ukrainian: “Ґміна Бохня”
- Waray (Philippines): “Gmina Bochnia”
- Welsh: “Bochnia”
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