The Zabierzów commune is a rural commune in the district of Kraków, in the Małopolska Province. Zabierzów has a surface area of 99,6 sq km, making it one of the largest communes in the province. Situated in the southern part of the Kraków and Częstochowa Upland near the Krzeszowicki Trench, Zabierzów borders Kraków, Liszki, Krzeszowice, Jerzmanowice and Wielka Wieś. There are 23 villages in the commune with a total population of 21,725: Aleksandrowice, Balice, Bolechowice, Brzezie, Brzezinka, Burów, Karniowice, Kleszczów, Kobylany, Kochanów, Młynka, Niegoszowice, Nielepice, Pisary, Radwanowice, Rudawa, Rząska, Szczyglice, Ujazd, Więckowice, Zabierzów and Zelków. Within the commune's borders, there is the International Airport Balice-Kraków. In Balice, there is the National Research Institute of Animal Production, which is one of the largest Polish scientific research institutes. The entire area of the commune is protected due to its cultural, historical and natural values and there are three nature reserves: the Bolechowicki Gorge, the Kluczwody Valley and Kmita Rock. There are also numerous interesting walking and cycling paths, especially the one leading from the disused quarry in Zabierzów to Kmita Rock. I invite you to Zabierzów because it's a place really worth seeing!