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Gmina Turośń Kościelna
__NOTOC__ Gmina Turośń Kościelna is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Turośń Kościelna, which lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Białystok. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 5,348. Villages Gmina Turośń Kościelna contains the villages and settlements of Baciuty, Baciuty-Kolonia, Barszczówka, Bojary, Borowskie Cibory, Borowskie Gziki, Borowskie Michały, Borowskie Olki, Borowskie Skórki, Borowskie Wypychy, Borowskie Żaki, Chodory, Czaczki Małe, Czaczki Wielkie, Dobrowoda, Dołki, Iwanówka, Juraszki, Lubejki, Markowszczyzna, Niecki, Niewodnica Korycka, Niewodnica Kościelna, Pomigacze, Stoczki, Tołcze, Topilec, Topilec-Kolonia, Trypucie, Turośń Dolna, Turośń Kościelna, Zalesiany and Zawady. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Turośń Kościelna is bordered by the gminas of Choro ... [...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] |