Gnojnica is the name of two distinct settlements in Central and Southeast Europe, one located in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the other in Poland. Both are small rural villages administered within larger municipal and regional structures.
Gnojnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Entity: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Canton: Tuzla Canton
- Municipality: Lukavac
- Geographic coordinates: 44°36′47″ N, 18°25′32″ E
- Area: 5.03 sq mi (13.04 km²)
- Population (2013 census): 2,735 inhabitants, yielding a density of approximately 543 persons per sq mi (210 persons per km²).
- Ethnic composition (2013): Predominantly Bosniaks (96.6 %), with small minorities of Croats, Serbs, and other/undeclared groups.
- Status: Classified as a village (settlement) within the administrative hierarchy of the Lukavac municipality.
Gnojnica, Poland
- Country: Poland
- Voivodeship: Subcarpathian (Podkarpackie)
- County: Ropczyce‑Sędziszów
- Gmina (municipality): Ropczyce
- Geographic coordinates: 50°02′ N, 21°39′ E
- Location: Approximately 6 km south of the town of Ropczyce and 26 km west of the regional capital Rzeszów.
- Status: Recognized as a village (rural settlement) within the administrative district of Gmina Ropczyce.
Both villages share the same Slavic‑derived toponym, which is typical of place names in the region but refer to separate, unrelated localities. No additional notable historical, cultural, or economic features are documented in widely accepted encyclopedic sources for either settlement beyond the administrative and demographic data presented above.