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Gmina Karsin
__NOTOC__ Gmina Karsin ( csb, Kôrsëno) is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Karsin, which lies approximately south of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population was 5,905. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Wdydze Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Karsin contains the villages and settlements of Abisynia, Bąk, Białe Błoto, Borsk, Cisewie, Dąbrowa, Dębowiec, Górki, Jasnochówka, Joniny Małe, Joniny Wielkie, Karsin, Kliczkowy, Knieja, Lipa, Malary, Miedzno, Mniszek, Osowo, Piątkowo, Podrąbiona, Popia Góra, Przydół, Przytarnia, Robaczkowo, Rogalewo, Wdzydze Tucholskie, Wiele, Zabrody, Zamość and Żebrowo. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Karsin is bordered by the gminas of Brusy, Czersk, Dziemiany, Kościerzyna and Stara Kiszewa Stara Kiszew ... [...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] |