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Jeleśnia [jɛˈlɛɕɲa] is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Jeleśnia.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Żywiec and 72 km (45 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. The village has a population of 4,098, and it belongs to Lesser Poland. Together with Żywiec, for hundreds of centuries it was administratively tied with the city of Kraków. Jeleśnia is located on two rivers, the Sopotnia and the Koszarawa, among the mountains and hills of the Beskidy. The area of the gmina is 13,845 hectares, and it is largely covered by forests, with several protected areas, such as the one around Pilsko.

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