Skarżysko County

Coordinates: 51°7′N 20°55′E / 51.117°N 20.917°E

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Skarżysko County Powiat skarżyski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Skarżysko-Kamienna): 51°7′N 20°55′E / 51.117°N 20.917°E / 51.117; 20.917
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Świętokrzyskie
Seat	Skarżysko-Kamienna
Gminas	Total 5 (incl. 1 urban) Skarżysko-Kamienna Gmina Bliżyn Gmina Łączna Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne Gmina Suchedniów
Area
• Total	395.30 km² (152.63 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	74,343
• Density	190/km² (490/sq mi)
• Urban	53,415
• Rural	20,928
Car plates	TSK
Website	http://www.skarzysko.powiat.pl

Skarżysko County (Polish: powiat skarżyski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Skarżysko-Kamienna, which lies 34 kilometres (21 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kielce. The only other town in the county is Suchedniów, lying 10 km (6 mi) south-west of Skarżysko-Kamienna.

The county covers an area of 395.30 square kilometres (152.6 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 74,343, out of which the population of Skarżysko-Kamienna is 45,068, that of Suchedniów is 8,347, and the rural population is 20,928.^[1]

Neighbouring counties

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Skarżysko County is bordered by Szydłowiec County to the north, Starachowice County to the east, Kielce County to the south and Końskie County to the west.

Administrative division

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The county is subdivided into five gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2019)	Seat
Skarżysko-Kamienna	urban	64.2	45,068
Gmina Suchedniów	urban-rural	74.9	10,139	Suchedniów
Gmina Bliżyn	rural	141.1	8,091	Bliżyn
Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne	rural	53.2	6,023	Skarżysko Kościelne
Gmina Łączna	rural	61.7	5,022	Łączna

Territorial changes

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As of 2006, Skarżysko County has undergone three territorial changes since its creation in 1999 – several villages from neighbouring counties have been incorporated:

2000: Pogorzałe and Książece from Szydłowiec County, until then separate villages, became districts of Skarżysko-Kamienna.
2001: Majków and Michałów from Starachowice County became part of Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne.
2004: Kierz Niedźwiedzi from Szydłowiec County became part of Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne.

References

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^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.

v t e Gminas of Skarżysko County
Seat	Skarżysko-Kamienna (urban gmina)
Urban-rural gmina	Gmina Suchedniów
Rural gminas	Gmina Bliżyn Gmina Łączna Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne

v t e Counties of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
City counties	Kielce (capital)
Land counties	Busko Jędrzejów Kazimierza Kielce Końskie Opatów Ostrowiec Pińczów Sandomierz Skarżysko Starachowice Staszów Włoszczowa

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