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Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne
__NOTOC__ Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Skarżysko Kościelne, which lies approximately north of Skarżysko-Kamienna and north-east of the regional capital Kielce. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 6,188. Villages Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne contains the villages and settlements of Grzybowa Góra, Kierz Niedźwiedzi, Lipowe Pole Plebańskie, Lipowe Pole Skarbowe, Majków, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Majków, Michałów, Skarżysko County, Michałów, Skarżysko Kościelne and Świerczek, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Świerczek. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Skarżysko Kościelne is bordered by the town of Skarżysko-Kamienna and by the gminas of Gmina Mirów, Mirów, Gmina Mirzec, Mirzec, Gmina Szydłowiec, Szydłowiec and Gmina Wąchock, Wąchock. ReferencesPolish official population figures 2006 ... [...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] |