Gmina Wieliczka
Gmina Wieliczka is an urban-rural gmina in Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Wieliczka, which lies approximately 13 kilometres south-east of the regional capital Kraków.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 58,400 residents
- Description: urban-rural gmina of Poland
- Also known as: “Wieliczka”
- Neighbors: Kraków
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wieliczka Salt Mine and Żupny Castle.
Wieliczka Salt Mine
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The Wieliczka Salt Mine is a salt mine in the town of Wieliczka, near Kraków in southern Poland. From Neolithic times, sodium chloride was produced there from the upwelling brine.
Żupny Castle
Museum
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Żupny Castle is a Gothic castle, the former headquarters of the Wieliczka and Bochnia Salt Mine. The castle is located in the former mine complex and was designated as part of the Wieliczka and Bochnia UNESCO World Heritage Site, since an expansion in 2013.
Wieliczka Park train station
Railway station
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Wieliczka Park train station is a railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wieliczka and Śledziejowice.
Wieliczka
Wieliczka is a town near Kraków in Małopolskie Province in southern Poland. It's best known for its ancient salt mines, which are now a museum.
Śledziejowice
Village
Śledziejowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczka, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Śledziejowice is situated 3½ km northeast of Gmina Wieliczka.
Lednica Górna
Village
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Lednica Górna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczka, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Lednica Górna, as well as the nearby town of Wieliczka are among the last places in Poland where the Easter tradition of Siuda Baba is still practised.
Gmina Wieliczka
- Category: urban-rural municipality of Poland
- Location: Wieliczka County, Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Waray—“Gmina Wieliczka” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Վելիչկա”
- Basque: “Wieliczka udalerria”
- Belarusian: “Вялічка”
- Belarusian: “Гміна Вялічка”
- Cebuano: “Wieliczka”
- Chinese: “Wieliczka Kong-siā”
- Czech: “Gmina Wieliczka”
- Dutch: “Wieliczka”
- French: “Wieliczka”
- German: “Gmina Wieliczka”
- Hungarian: “Wieliczka község”
- Italian: “Comune di Wieliczka”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Wieliczka”
- Persian: “گمینا ویلیچکا”
- Polish: “gmina Wieliczka”
- Polish: “Wieliczka”
- Portuguese: “Comuna de Wieliczka”
- Russian: “Величка (гмина)”
- Russian: “Величка”
- Slovak: “Gmina Wieliczka”
- Slovak: “komunita Vielička”
- Slovenian: “Gmina Wieliczka”
- Slovenian: “Občina Wieliczka”
- South Azerbaijani: “قمینا ویلیچکا”
- Ukrainian: “Величка”
- Ukrainian: “Ґміна Величка”
- Vietnamese: “Thị trấn Wieliczka”
- Vietnamese: “Wieliczka”
- Waray (Philippines): “Gmina Wieliczka”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Krzyszkowice and Siercza.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hotel Lenart and Wzgórze Kaim.
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