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Gmina Szastarka
__NOTOC__ Gmina Szastarka is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kraśnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Szastarka, which lies approximately south-east of Kraśnik and south of the regional capital Lublin. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 6,236 (5,957 in 2013). Villages Gmina Szastarka contains the villages and settlements of Blinów Drugi, Blinów Pierwszy, Brzozówka, Brzozówka-Kolonia, Cieślanki, Huta Józefów, Majdan-Obleszcze, Polichna, Rzeczyca-Kolonia, Stare Moczydła, Szastarka, Wojciechów and Wojciechów-Kolonia. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Szastarka is bordered by the gminas of Batorz, Kraśnik, Modliborzyce, Potok Wielki, Trzydnik Duży and Zakrzówek. References Polish official population figures 2006 {{Kraśnik County Szastarka Szastarka is a village in Kraśnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative distri ... [...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] |