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Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie
__NOTOC__ Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Czech border. Its seat is the village of Pietrowice Wielkie, which lies approximately west of Racibórz and west of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 6,908. Villages Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie contains the villages and settlements of Amandów, Cyprzanów, Gródczanki, Kornice, Krowiarki, Lekartów, Maków, Pawłów, Pietrowice Wielkie, Samborowice and Żerdziny. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie is bordered by the town of Racibórz and by the gminas of Baborów, Kietrz, Krzanowice and Rudnik. It also borders the Czech Republic. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie is twinned with: * Liederbach am Taunus Liederbach am Taunus is a town in Hesse, Germany with 8500 inhabitants. It is situated west of downtown Frankfurt am Main. ... [...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] |