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Majdów [ˈmai̯duf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szydłowiec, within Szydłowiec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Szydłowiec and 118 km (73 mi) south of Warsaw.

Hucisko [xuˈt͡ɕiskɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szydłowiec, within Szydłowiec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Szydłowiec and 116 km (72 mi) south of Warsaw.

Łazy [ˈwazɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szydłowiec, within Szydłowiec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Szydłowiec and 120 km (75 mi) south of Warsaw. The village has a population of 411.

Ubyszów [uˈbɨʂuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Bliżyn, 11 km (7 mi) west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and 30 km (19 mi) north of the regional capital Kielce.

Zagórze [zaˈɡuʐɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Bliżyn, 9 km (6 mi) west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and 29 km (18 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of 270.

Gostków [ˈɡɔstkuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 2 km (1 mi) north of Bliżyn, 12 km (7 mi) west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and 29 km (18 mi) north of the regional capital Kielce.

Gilów [ˈɡiluf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-west of Bliżyn, 13 km (8 mi) west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and 28 km (17 mi) north of the regional capital Kielce.

Gmina Bliżyn is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Bliżyn, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Skarżysko-Kamienna and 27 km (17 mi) north of the regional capital Kielce. The gmina covers an area of 141.08 square kilometres (54.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,617. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Suchedniów-Oblęgorek Landscape Park.

Bliżyn [ˈbliʐɨn] is a village in Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Bliżyn. It lies on the Kamienna river and Bliżyn Reservoir, approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Skarżysko-Kamienna and 27 km (17 mi) north of the regional capital Kielce.The village was first mentioned in 1410, when King Władysław II Jagiełło spent a night there on his way to the battle of Grunwald. In 19th century Stanisław Staszic founded several minor manufactories and factories there, as part of his plan of creation of the "Old Polish Industrial Area". During World War II the forests around Bliżyn were a mass murder site of Polish intelligentsia during the so-called AB Action. After the war the forests were made into the Suchedniów-Oblęgorek Landscape Park. There are also two forest nature reserves: Świnia Góra and Dalejów located south of Bliżyn in Puszcza Świetokrzyska (Holy Cross Forest). There are also ruins of the 19th-century factories, a notable church and numerous remnants of dinosaurs in the rocky areas around the village.

Brzeście [ˈbʐɛɕt͡ɕɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Bliżyn, 10 km (6 mi) west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and 28 km (17 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of 270.

Wojtyniów [vɔi̯ˈtɨɲuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south-east of Bliżyn, 11 km (7 mi) west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and 27 km (17 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kielce.

Bugaj [ˈbuɡai̯] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bliżyn, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Bliżyn, 9 km (6 mi) west of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and 28 km (17 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kielce.