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Gmina Baranów, Masovian Voivodeship
__NOTOC__ Gmina Baranów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Grodzisk Mazowiecki County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Baranów, which lies approximately west of Grodzisk Mazowiecki and west of Warsaw. Baranów is the most possible location for the new New Central Polish Airport - planned as the biggest hub for Central and Eastern Europe. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 4,855. Villages Gmina Baranów contains the villages and settlements of Baranów, Basin, Boża Wola, Bronisławów, Buszyce, Cegłów, Drybus, Gole, Gongolina, Holendry Baranowskie, Karolina, Kaski, Kopiska, Murowaniec, Nowa Pułapina, Osiny, Regów, Stanisławów, Stara Pułapina, Strumiany, Wyczółki and Żaby. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Baranów is bordered by the gminas of Błonie, Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Jaktorów, Teresin and Wiskitki Wiskitki is a town in Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivod ... [...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] |