Kazimierza Wielka [kaʑiˈmʲɛʐa ˈvʲɛlka] ( listen) is a town in Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, about 45 kilometres (28 miles) 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.