Wąchock

Wąchock Abbey (Polish: Opactwo Cystersów w Wąchocku) is a Cistercian abbey in Wąchock, Poland. Located near the larger town of Starachowice in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains of south-eastern Poland, Wąchock is best known for the architecture of this Roman Catholic site. The abbey was founded by Cistercian monks, who came to the region in the late 12th century. The Cistercians had a reputation for administering the building sites for abbeys and cathedrals, and "made it a point of honour to recruit the best stonecutters." Today, the interiors of the abbey remain well-preserved, and the buildings themselves "are recognized as the most precious monuments of Romanesque architecture in Poland."

Gmina Wąchock is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Starachowice County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Wąchock, which lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Starachowice and 35 km (22 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kielce. The gmina covers an area of 81.84 square kilometres (31.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,972 (out of which the population of Wąchock amounts to 2,760, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,212). The gmina contains part of the protected area called Sieradowice Landscape Park.

Rataje [raˈtajɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wąchock, within Starachowice County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south of Wąchock, 4 km (2 mi) west of Starachowice, and 34 km (21 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of 425.

Wielka Wieś [ˈvjɛlka ˈvjɛɕ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wąchock, within Starachowice County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) west of Wąchock, 7 km (4 mi) north-west of Starachowice, and 34 km (21 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of 1,425.

Węglów [ˈvɛŋɡluf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wąchock, within Starachowice County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Wąchock, 6 km (4 mi) west of Starachowice, and 33 km (21 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of 257.

Marcinków [marˈt͡ɕiŋkuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wąchock, within Starachowice County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Wąchock, 8 km (5 mi) north-west of Starachowice, and 35 km (22 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of 674. Marcinków was the location of several Paleolithic industrial sites, which are now archaeological sites, part of the Rydno Archaeological Reserve, consisting of several hundred former Paleolithic sites stretching from Skarżysko-Kamienna to Wąchock. The sites were discovered in 1921.

Gadka (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡatka]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mirzec, within Starachowice County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Mirzec, 11 km (7 mi) north-west of Starachowice, and 40 km (25 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of 1,300.

Mirzec [ˈmiʐɛt͡s] is a village in Starachowice County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mirzec. It lies approximately 10 km (6 mi) north of Starachowice and 42 km (26 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kielce.

Gmina Mirzec is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Starachowice County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Mirzec, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Starachowice and 42 km (26 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kielce. The gmina covers an area of 110.98 square kilometres (42.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,456.

Grzybowa Góra [ɡʐɨˈbɔva ˈɡura] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne, within Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Skarżysko Kościelne, 5 km (3 mi) north-east of Skarżysko-Kamienna, and 38 km (24 mi) northeast of the regional capital Kielce. The name literally translates as: "Mushroom Mountain". The village has a population of 1,052.

Jagodne [jaˈɡɔdnɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mirzec, within Starachowice County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 km (4 mi) north-east of Skarżysko-Kamienna and 39 km (24 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of 720.

Parszów [ˈparʂuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wąchock, within Starachowice County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Wąchock, 10 km (6 mi) west of Starachowice, and 31 km (19 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kielce.The village has a population of 1,720.