Kazimierza Wielka [kaʑiˈmʲɛʐa ˈvʲɛlka] is a town in Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, about 45 km northeast of Kraków. It is the administrative seat of Kazimierza County (powiat kazimierski). With the population of is 5,848 (2005), it is the smallest seat of a county in Poland. Kazimierza Wielka is located in Lesser Poland Upland, and historically belongs to the province of Lesser Poland. For most of its history, it was a village, and did not receive its town charter until 1959. The area of Kazimierza Wielka is 5,33 sq. km.