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Gmina Wąpielsk
__NOTOC__ Gmina Wąpielsk is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Rypin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Wąpielsk, which lies approximately north-west of Rypin and east of Toruń. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 4,164. Villages Gmina Wąpielsk contains the villages and settlements of Bielawki, Długie, Kiełpiny, Kierz Półwieski, Kupno, Lamkowizna, Łapinóż-Rumunki, Łapinóżek, Półwiesk Duży, Półwiesk Mały, Radziki Duże, Radziki Małe, Ruszkowo, Tomkowo and Wąpielsk. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Wąpielsk is bordered by the gminas of Bobrowo, Brodnica, Brzuze, Golub-Dobrzyń, Osiek, Radomin and Rypin Rypin (german: Rippin) is a town in north-central Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about 50 km east of Toruń. It is the capital of Rypin County. Population is 16,950 (2009). History Rypin was founded in the Middle Ages, and .... ... [...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] |