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Gmina Barwice
__NOTOC__ Gmina Barwice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Barwice, which lies approximately west of Szczecinek and east of the regional capital Szczecin. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 8,897, of which the population of Barwice is 3,838, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,059. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Drawsko Landscape Park. Villages Apart from the town of Barwice, Gmina Barwice contains the villages and settlements of Bącki, Białowąs, Borzęcino, Gmina Barwice, Borzęcino, Brzeźno, Gmina Barwice, Brzeźno, Chłopówko, Szczecinek County, Chłopówko, Chłopowo, Szczecinek County, Chłopowo, Chwalimka, Chwalimki, Cybulino, Szczecinek County, Cybulino, Dobrzycko, Gąski, Szczecinek County, Gąski, Gonne Małe, Górki, Szczecinek County, Górki, Grabiążek, Gwiazdowo, Szczecinek ... [...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] |