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Gmina Święciechowa
__NOTOC__ Gmina Święciechowa is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Święciechowa, which lies approximately west of Leszno and south-west of the regional capital Poznań. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 7,088. Villages Gmina Święciechowa contains the villages and settlements of Długie Nowe, Długie Stare, Henrykowo, Krzycko Małe, Książęcy Las, Lasocice, Niechłód, Ogrody, Osada Leśna, Piotrowice, Przybyszewo, Strzyżewice, Święciechowa and Trzebiny. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Święciechowa is bordered by the city of Leszno and by the gminas of Góra, Lipno, Rydzyna, Włoszakowice and Wschowa Wschowa (pronounced , german: Fraustadt) is a town in the Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland with 13,875 inhabitants (2019). It is the capital of Wschowa County and a significant tourist site containing many important histo ... [...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] |