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Gmina Gniew
__NOTOC__ Gmina Gniew is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Gniew, which lies approximately south of Tczew and south of the regional capital Gdańsk. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 15,534 (out of which the population of Gniew amounts to 6,787, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 8,747). Villages Apart from the town of Gniew, Gmina Gniew contains the villages and settlements of Aplinki, Brody, Ciepłe, Cierzpice, Dąbrówka, Gogolewo, Jaźwiska, Jeleń, Kolonia Ostrowicka, Kuchnia, Kursztyn, Mała Karczma, Nicponia, Opalenie, Ostrowite, Piaseckie Pola, Piaseczno, Pieniążkowo, Polskie Gronowo, Półwieś, Rakowiec, Stary Młyn, Szprudowo, Tymawa, Widlice, Wielkie Walichnowy, Wielkie Wyręby and Włosienica. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Gniew is bordered by the gminas of Kwidzyn, Morzeszczyn, Nowe, Pelplin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Jeleń, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Jeleń is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniew, within Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Gniew, south of Tczew, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kociewie in the historic region of Pomerania. Jeleń was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomorskie Region, or Pomerania Province (Polish: ''Województwo pomorskie'' ; ( Kashubian: ''Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò'' ), is a voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk. The ....Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, ''Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w.'', Toruń, 1955, pp. 110-111 (in Polish) References Villages in Tczew County {{Tczew-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakowiec, Tczew County
Rakowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniew, within Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Gniew, south of Tczew, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kociewie in the historic region of Pomerania. Rakowiec was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomorskie Region, or Pomerania Province (Polish: ''Województwo pomorskie'' ; ( Kashubian: ''Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò'' ), is a voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk. The ....Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, ''Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w.'', Toruń, 1955, p. 113 (in Polish) References Rakowiec {{Tczew-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Półwieś, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Półwieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniew, within Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Gniew, south of Tczew, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk. For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania The history of Pomerania starts shortly before 1000 AD with ongoing conquests by newly arrived Polans rulers. Before that, the area was recorded nearly 2000 years ago as Germania, and in modern-day times Pomerania is split between Germany and Pol .... References Villages in Tczew County {{Tczew-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polskie Gronowo
Polskie Gronowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniew, within Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Gniew, south of Tczew, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk. For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania The history of Pomerania starts shortly before 1000 AD with ongoing conquests by newly arrived Polans rulers. Before that, the area was recorded nearly 2000 years ago as Germania, and in modern-day times Pomerania is split between Germany and Pol .... References Polskie Gronowo {{Tczew-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieniążkowo
Pieniążkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniew, within Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Gniew, south of Tczew, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk. For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania The history of Pomerania starts shortly before 1000 AD with ongoing conquests by newly arrived Polans rulers. Before that, the area was recorded nearly 2000 years ago as Germania, and in modern-day times Pomerania is split between Germany and Pol .... References Villages in Tczew County {{Tczew-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piaseczno, Tczew County
Piaseczno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniew, within Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Gniew, south of Tczew, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kociewie in the historic region of Pomerania. Piaseczno is a regional Christian pilgrimage destination due to the historic Piaseczno Well. Other sights of the village are the Gothic Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary and the Museum of the Polish Peasant Movement. The settlement Piaseckie Pola is part of the village. History The area became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century under its first historic ruler Mieszko I. In the 14th century, it was invaded and occupied by the Teutonic Order. First records of the village stem from the time when the region was part of the State of the Teutonic Order. In 1353, Grand Master Winrich von Kniprode assigned the local church to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piaseckie Pola
Piaseckie Pola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniew, within Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Gniew, south of Tczew, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk. For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania The history of Pomerania starts shortly before 1000 AD with ongoing conquests by newly arrived Polans rulers. Before that, the area was recorded nearly 2000 years ago as Germania, and in modern-day times Pomerania is split between Germany and Pol .... References Piaseckie Pola {{Tczew-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostrowite, Gmina Gniew
Ostrowite is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniew, within Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Gniew, south of Tczew, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk. For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania The history of Pomerania starts shortly before 1000 AD with ongoing conquests by newly arrived Polans rulers. Before that, the area was recorded nearly 2000 years ago as Germania, and in modern-day times Pomerania is split between Germany and Pol .... References Ostrowite {{Tczew-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opalenie
Opalenie (german: Münsterwalde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniew, within Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Gniew, south of Tczew, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk. For details of the history of the region, see ''History of Pomerania The history of Pomerania starts shortly before 1000 AD with ongoing conquests by newly arrived Polans rulers. Before that, the area was recorded nearly 2000 years ago as Germania, and in modern-day times Pomerania is split between Germany and Pol ...''. References Opalenie {{Tczew-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicponia
Nicponia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniew, within Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Gniew, south of Tczew, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kociewie. History Founded in the eighteenth century, the first recorded mention of Nicponia appears in written sources around 1790, which refer to the village as Nitzponie. The village has been regarded as unusual in bucking the national trend for youth emigration from Poland since EU accession. Transport A now defunct industrial narrow gauge railway once serviced the village. National road 91 currently runs through Nicponia. Notable people *Karol Durski-Trzaska Karol Durski-Trzaska (1849–1935) was an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army and later, Polish Army. Reached the rank of Lieutenant General (''Feldmarschalleutnant'') in Austrian-Hungarian Army; commander of Austrian Polish Legion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mała Karczma
Mała Karczma is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniew, within Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Gniew, south of Tczew, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk. For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania The history of Pomerania starts shortly before 1000 AD with ongoing conquests by newly arrived Polans rulers. Before that, the area was recorded nearly 2000 years ago as Germania, and in modern-day times Pomerania is split between Germany and Pol .... References Villages in Tczew County {{Tczew-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
