796:
71:
56:
46:
664:
122:
587:, Proszowice regained town rights in 1923, but was not named seat of a county. After World War II, Proszowice belonged to Miechów County until 1954, when Proszowice County was recreated. It existed until 1975 when all counties were disbanded (see
314:
The county covers an area of 414.57 square kilometres (160.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 43,441, out of which the population of
Proszowice was 6,205 and the rural population was 37,236.
575:
Proszowice County was disbanded by
Austrian authorities in 1794, and most of its territory was merged into District of Miechów. From 1815 until 1916, most of former county belonged to Russian-controlled
588:
926:
747:
537:
795:
84:
630:
580:. Separated by Austro-Russian border from the city of Kraków, the region stagnated, with Proszowice losing its town charter in 1864.
70:
498:
740:
435:
733:
477:
55:
623:
296:
359:(two urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
45:
921:
616:
532:
The history of
Proszowice County dates back to the early 16th century, when it was created. Until the
760:
292:
137:
255:
584:
132:
870:
533:
8:
855:
850:
725:
709:
484:
182:
678:
442:
177:
820:
324:
845:
825:
344:
900:
860:
714:
683:
505:
400:
192:
187:
885:
835:
340:
328:
895:
840:
600:
577:
280:
830:
815:
810:
699:
421:
336:
332:
167:
561:
915:
865:
704:
663:
463:
295:, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the
172:
99:
86:
890:
880:
569:
557:
456:
308:
303:, which lies 31 kilometres (19 mi) north-east of the regional capital
780:
565:
549:
653:
519:
414:
361:
300:
237:
147:
785:
774:
608:
545:
541:
304:
268:
540:. It had the area of 2880 sq. kilometers, with 15 towns, including
287:) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (
756:
553:
288:
33:
356:
154:
755:
589:
Administrative division of the Polish People's
Republic
913:
527:
741:
624:
299:passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is
16:County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
927:Land counties of Lesser Poland Voivodeship
748:
734:
631:
617:
350:
318:
601:Polish official population figures 2006
210:414.57 km (160.07 sq mi)
914:
729:
638:
612:
13:
355:The county is subdivided into six
14:
938:
323:Proszowice County is bordered by
269:http://www.proszowice.upow.gov.pl
794:
662:
120:
69:
54:
44:
297:Polish local government reforms
75:Location within the voivodeship
363:
81:Coordinates (Proszowice):
1:
594:
528:Proszowice County in the past
7:
343:to the south and west, and
10:
943:
803:
792:
767:
761:Lesser Poland Voivodeship
692:
671:
660:
646:
536:, the county was part of
307:. Its only other town is
293:Lesser Poland Voivodeship
264:
254:
246:
235:
227:
219:
214:
206:
201:
153:
143:
131:
115:
80:
68:
40:
31:
21:
351:Administrative division
231:100/km (270/sq mi)
585:Second Polish Republic
284:
319:Neighbouring counties
534:Partitions of Poland
228: • Density
347:to the north-west.
335:to the south-east,
96: /
679:Gmina Nowe Brzesko
672:Urban-rural gminas
538:Kraków Voivodeship
443:Gmina Nowe Brzesko
285:powiat proszowicki
247: • Rural
220: • Total
207: • Total
178:Gmina Nowe Brzesko
26:Powiat proszowicki
922:Proszowice County
909:
908:
723:
722:
640:Proszowice County
525:
524:
389:
380:
325:Kazimierza County
277:Proszowice County
274:
273:
100:50.200°N 20.300°E
23:Proszowice County
934:
798:
750:
743:
736:
727:
726:
715:Gmina Radziemice
710:Gmina Pałecznica
684:Gmina Proszowice
666:
633:
626:
619:
610:
609:
506:Gmina Radziemice
485:Gmina Pałecznica
401:Gmina Proszowice
387:
378:
362:
193:Gmina Radziemice
188:Gmina Proszowice
183:Gmina Pałecznica
126:
124:
123:
111:
110:
108:
107:
106:
101:
97:
94:
93:
92:
89:
73:
58:
48:
19:
18:
942:
941:
937:
936:
935:
933:
932:
931:
912:
911:
910:
905:
799:
790:
763:
754:
724:
719:
688:
667:
658:
642:
637:
606:
597:
578:Congress Poland
530:
386:
377:
353:
321:
197:
164:
163:
121:
119:
104:
102:
98:
95:
90:
87:
85:
83:
82:
76:
64:
63:
62:
61:
52:
51:
36:
27:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
940:
930:
929:
924:
907:
906:
904:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
807:
805:
801:
800:
793:
791:
789:
788:
783:
778:
771:
769:
765:
764:
753:
752:
745:
738:
730:
721:
720:
718:
717:
712:
707:
702:
700:Gmina Koniusza
696:
694:
690:
689:
687:
686:
681:
675:
673:
669:
668:
661:
659:
657:
656:
650:
648:
644:
643:
636:
635:
628:
621:
613:
604:
603:
596:
593:
529:
526:
523:
522:
517:
514:
511:
508:
502:
501:
496:
493:
490:
487:
481:
480:
475:
472:
469:
466:
460:
459:
454:
451:
448:
445:
439:
438:
433:
430:
427:
424:
422:Gmina Koniusza
418:
417:
412:
409:
406:
403:
397:
396:
391:
382:
373:
368:
352:
349:
345:Miechów County
339:to the south,
337:Bochnia County
333:Brzesko County
320:
317:
311:(since 2011).
272:
271:
266:
262:
261:
258:
252:
251:
248:
244:
243:
240:
233:
232:
229:
225:
224:
221:
217:
216:
212:
211:
208:
204:
203:
199:
198:
196:
195:
190:
185:
180:
175:
170:
168:Gmina Koniusza
161:
160:
159:
157:
151:
150:
145:
141:
140:
135:
129:
128:
117:
113:
112:
105:50.200; 20.300
78:
77:
74:
66:
65:
59:
53:
49:
43:
42:
41:
38:
37:
32:
29:
28:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
939:
928:
925:
923:
920:
919:
917:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
808:
806:
804:Land counties
802:
797:
787:
784:
782:
779:
776:
773:
772:
770:
768:City counties
766:
762:
758:
751:
746:
744:
739:
737:
732:
731:
728:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
705:Gmina Koszyce
703:
701:
698:
697:
695:
691:
685:
682:
680:
677:
676:
674:
670:
665:
655:
652:
651:
649:
645:
641:
634:
629:
627:
622:
620:
615:
614:
611:
607:
602:
599:
598:
592:
590:
586:
581:
579:
573:
571:
567:
563:
559:
555:
551:
547:
543:
539:
535:
521:
518:
515:
512:
509:
507:
504:
503:
500:
497:
494:
491:
488:
486:
483:
482:
479:
476:
473:
470:
467:
465:
464:Gmina Koszyce
462:
461:
458:
455:
452:
449:
446:
444:
441:
440:
437:
434:
431:
428:
425:
423:
420:
419:
416:
413:
410:
407:
404:
402:
399:
398:
395:
392:
390:
383:
381:
374:
372:
369:
367:
364:
360:
358:
348:
346:
342:
341:Kraków County
338:
334:
331:to the east,
330:
329:Tarnów County
326:
316:
312:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
278:
270:
267:
263:
259:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
239:
236: •
234:
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222:
218:
213:
209:
205:
200:
194:
191:
189:
186:
184:
181:
179:
176:
174:
173:Gmina Koszyce
171:
169:
166:
165:
158:
156:
152:
149:
146:
142:
139:
138:Lesser Poland
136:
134:
130:
118:
114:
109:
79:
72:
67:
57:
47:
39:
35:
30:
20:
875:
693:Rural gminas
639:
605:
582:
574:
570:Nowe Brzesko
531:
457:Nowe Brzesko
447:urban-rural
405:urban-rural
393:
384:
375:
370:
365:
354:
322:
313:
309:Nowe Brzesko
276:
275:
60:Coat of arms
562:Działoszyce
133:Voivodeship
103: /
916:Categories
876:Proszowice
654:Proszowice
595:References
520:Radziemice
499:Pałecznica
415:Proszowice
385:Population
301:Proszowice
256:Car plates
215:Population
148:Proszowice
901:Wieliczka
861:Nowy Targ
856:Nowy Sącz
851:Myślenice
781:Nowy Sącz
777:(capital)
896:Wadowice
871:Oświęcim
841:Limanowa
821:Chrzanów
757:Counties
566:Słomniki
550:Chrzanów
436:Koniusza
846:Miechów
831:Gorlice
826:Dąbrowa
816:Brzesko
811:Bochnia
583:In the
558:Sławków
478:Koszyce
411:16,188
265:Website
162:Total 6
116:Country
91:20°18′E
88:50°12′N
886:Tarnów
866:Olkusz
836:Kraków
786:Tarnów
775:Kraków
554:Olkusz
546:Będzin
542:Kraków
516:3,442
510:rural
495:3,730
489:rural
474:5,649
468:rural
453:5,769
432:8,663
426:rural
388:(2006)
357:gminas
305:Kraków
289:powiat
281:Polish
250:37,236
223:43,441
155:Gminas
127:Poland
125:
34:County
891:Tatra
881:Sucha
513:57.9
492:48.0
471:66.0
450:54.5
429:88.5
408:99.8
379:(km²)
366:Gmina
291:) in
242:6,205
238:Urban
647:Seat
568:and
394:Seat
376:Area
371:Type
327:and
202:Area
144:Seat
50:Flag
759:of
591:).
260:KPR
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