Rudnik, Gmina Dobczyce

Gmina Dobczyce is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Dobczyce, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Myślenice and 22 km (14 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of 66.63 square kilometres (25.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,941 (out of which the population of Dobczyce amounts to 6,028, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 7,913).

Dobczyce [dɔpˈt͡ʂɨt͡sɛ] is a town in southern Poland, situated since 1999 in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (previously in Kraków Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998). As of December 2021, the town has a population of 6,388.There is a large dam with Lake Dobczyce on the Raba river, and a partially rebuilt 14th-century Dobczyce Castle, with ruins of a 14th-century defensive wall - which is open for tourists. Dobczyce is also the name of a small part of Bobrowniki Małe, a village in Lesser Poland. Dobczyce received its Magdeburg rights town charter probably in 1310, during the reign of Władysław Łokietek. The town was famous for its castle, where Jan Długosz liked to stay and work on his chronicles. Here, in 1450, Polish astronomer and dean of Kraków Academy Leonard Vitreatoris (Leonhard von Dobschütz) was born. Dobczyce enjoyed several royal privileges, allowing its residents to buy salt from nearby Wieliczka. The town was a local center of cloth and wool making, but the period of prosperity ended during the Swedish invasion of Poland (1655–1660). After the Partitions of Poland, Dobczyce was annexed by the Habsburg Empire, and from 1772 to 1918 belonged to Galicia. On the main square there is a 19th-century parish church.

Dziekanowice [d͡ʑɛkanɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobczyce, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 1 kilometre (1 mi) north-west of Dobczyce, 14 km (9 mi) north-east of Myślenice, and 21 km (13 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Hucisko [xuˈt͡ɕiskɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gdów, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Gdów, 9 km (6 mi) south-east of Wieliczka, and 21 km (13 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Niezdów [ˈɲɛzduf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobczyce, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.

Pawlikowice [pavlikɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczka, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Wieliczka and 20 km (12 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Jankówka [janˈkufka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczka, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Wieliczka and 18 km (11 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Dobranowice [dɔbranɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczka, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Wieliczka and 19 km (12 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Skrzynka [ˈskʂɨŋka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobczyce, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Dobczyce, 16 km (10 mi) east of Myślenice, and 25 km (16 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Grajów [ˈɡrajuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczka, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Wieliczka and 17 km (11 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Sieraków (Polish pronunciation: [ɕɛˈrakuf]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobczyce, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Dobczyce, 14 km (9 mi) north-east of Myślenice, and 19 km (12 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Koźmice Małe [kɔʑˈmit͡sɛ ˈmawɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczka, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Wieliczka and 19 km (12 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.