Gmina Czerwonak
__NOTOC__ Gmina Czerwonak is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Czerwonak, which lies approximately north-east of the regional capital Poznań. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 23,692. It includes Koziegłowy, which is Poland's second most populous village with 10,755 inhabitants (2006). Czerwonak itself has a population of 5,432. The gmina also contains the south-western part of the protected forest area Puszcza Zielonka Landscape Park, including the hill of Dziewicza Góra, which is the Park's highest point and has an observation tower (seasonally open to the public). Villages Gmina Czerwonak contains the villages of Annowo, Bolechówko, Bolechowo, Bolechowo-Osiedle, Czerwonak, Dębogóra, Kicin, Kliny, Koziegłowy, Ludwikowo, Miękowo, Mielno, Owińska, Potasze, Promnice, Szlachęcin and Trzaskowo. Neighbouring gminas Gmina ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminas include cities and towns, with 302 among them constituting an independent urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) consisting solely of a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (''prezydent miasta''). The gmina has been the basic unit of territorial division in Poland since 1974, when it replaced the smaller gromada (cluster). Three or more gminas make up a higher level unit called powiat, except for those holding the status of a city with powiat rights. Each and every powiat has the seat in a city or town, in the latter case either an urban gmina or a part of an urban-rural one. Types There are three types of gmina: #302 urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) constituted either by a sta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kicin, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Kicin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwonak, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is approximately south-east of Czerwonak and north-east of the regional capital Poznań. Kicin's church is on the Wooden Churches Trail around the Puszcza Zielonka Landscape Park Puszcza Zielonka Landscape Park ( pl, Park Krajobrazowy Puszcza Zielonka) is a protected area ( Landscape Park) situated to the north-east of the city of Poznań in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. It was set up in 1993 and covers an area of .... References Kicin {{Poznań-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gmina Murowana Goślina
__NOTOC__ Gmina Murowana Goślina is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Murowana Goślina, which lies approximately north of the regional capital Poznań. The gmina consists of Murowana Goślina and the countryside and villages mainly to the north and east of that town. Much of the eastern part of the gmina is covered by the forests of the Puszcza Zielonka Landscape Park. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 15,766 (out of which the population of Murowana Goślina amounts to 10,140, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,626). Villages Apart from the town of Murowana Goślina, the gmina contains the villages and settlements of Białęgi, Białężyn, Boduszewo, Długa Goślina, Głębocko, Głęboczek, Kamińsko, Łopuchówko, Łopuchowo, Łoskoń Stary, Mściszewo, Nieszawa, Pławno, Przebędowo, Raduszyn, Rakownia, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gmina Pobiedziska
__NOTOC__ Gmina Pobiedziska is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Pobiedziska, which lies approximately north-east of the regional capital Poznań. The gmina covers an area of , including the southern part of the protected forest area of Puszcza Zielonka Landscape Park and the whole of Promno Landscape Park. As of 2006 the total population of the gmina is 16,382 (out of which the population of Pobiedziska amounts to 8,329, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 8,053). Villages Apart from the town of Pobiedziska, the gmina contains the villages and settlements of Bednary, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Bednary, Biskupice, Poznań County, Biskupice, Bociniec, Borowo-Młyn, Bugaj, Gmina Pobiedziska, Bugaj, Czachurki, Główna, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Główna, Gołunin, Góra, Gmina Pobiedziska, Góra, Jankowo, Poznań County, Jankowo, Jerzykowo, Poznań County, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gmina Swarzędz
__NOTOC__ Gmina Swarzędz is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Swarzędz, which lies approximately east of the regional capital Poznań. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 40,499 (out of which the population of Swarzędz amounts to 29,894, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 10,605). Villages Apart from the town of Swarzędz, Gmina Swarzędz contains the villages and settlements of Bogucin, Garby, Gortatowo, Gruszczyn, Janikowo, Jasin, Karłowice, Katarzynki, Kobylnica, Kruszewnia, Ligowiec, Łowęcin, Mechowo, Paczkowo, Puszczykowo-Zaborze, Rabowice, Sarbinowo, Sokolniki Gwiazdowskie, Święcinek, Uzarzewo, Wierzenica, Wierzonka and Zalasewo. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Swarzędz is bordered by the city of Poznań and by the gminas of Czerwonak, Kleszczewo, Kostrzyn Kostrzyn (german: Kostschin) i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Trzaskowo
Trzaskowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwonak, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Czerwonak and north-east of the regional capital Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John .... References Villages in Poznań County {{Poznań-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Szlachęcin
Szlachęcin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwonak, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Czerwonak and north of the regional capital Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John .... References Villages in Poznań County {{Poznań-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Promnice
Promnice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwonak, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Czerwonak and north of the regional capital Poznań. Just to the west of Promnice is a road bridge crossing the Warta river, on the road between Bolechowo and Biedrusko Biedrusko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchy Las, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies on the Warta river, approximately north of the regional capital Poznań. In 2006 the vil .... The village stretches mainly northwards from that road, adjoining the settlement of Złotoryjsko to the north. References Villages in Poznań County {{Poznań-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Potasze
Potasze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwonak, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Czerwonak and north-east of the regional capital Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John .... References Villages in Poznań County {{Poznań-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Owińska
Owińska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwonak, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Czerwonak and north of the regional capital Poznań. The village has a population of 2,500. Owińska lies close to the Warta river, on the main road and railway line from Poznań to Wągrowiec. In the village are a former Cistercian convent (now a school for the blind), a Renaissance church, and a palace built in late classical style (1804–1806). World War II Owińska was the location of a mental hospital where approximately 1,000 patients were murdered by Nazi Germany during World War II. They were shot in the back of the neck in the nearby forest. The victims were buried in 28 mass graves. In the second stage of the same "aktion" conducted after October 26, 1939, the remaining patients were taken to a bunker in Fort VII and gassed with carbon monoxide released from steel bottles. A year later, ad ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mielno, Poznań County
Mielno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwonak, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Czerwonak and north-east of the regional capital Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John .... References Villages in Poznań County {{Poznań-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Miękowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Miękowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwonak, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Czerwonak and north-east of the regional capital Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John .... References Villages in Poznań County {{Poznań-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |