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Gmina Pleśna
__NOTOC__ Gmina Pleśna is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Pleśna, which lies approximately south of Tarnów and east of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 11,518. Villages Gmina Pleśna contains the villages and settlements of Dąbrówka Szczepanowska, Janowice, Lichwin, Łowczówek, Lubinka, Pleśna, Rychwałd, Rzuchowa, Świebodzin, Szczepanowice and Woźniczna. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Pleśna is bordered by the gminas of Gromnik, Tarnów, Tuchów, Wojnicz and Zakliczyn Zakliczyn is a town in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with a population of 1,558 (2006). Zakliczyn lies on the right bank of the Dunajec river, surrounded by wooded hills above sea level. Zakliczyn has a town hall, located i .... References Polish official population figures 2006 {{DEFAULTSORT:Gmina Plesna ... [...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] |