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Gmina Biskupiec, Olsztyn County
__NOTOC__ Gmina Biskupiec is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Biskupiec, which lies approximately east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 19,018, of which the population of Biskupiec is 10,348, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 8,670. Villages Apart from the town of Biskupiec, Gmina Biskupiec contains the villages and settlements of Adamowo, Biesówko, Biesowo, Biskupiec-Kolonia Druga, Biskupiec-Kolonia Pierwsza, Biskupiec-Kolonia Trzecia, Boreczek, Borki Wielkie, Botowo, Bredynki, Bukowa Góra, Chmielówka, Czerwonka, Dębowo, Droszewo, Dworzec, Dymer, Gęsikowo, Januszewo, Józefowo, Kamionka, Kobułty, Kojtryny, Kramarka, Łabuchy, Labuszewo, Łąka Dymerska, Lipowo, Mojtyny, Najdymowo, Nasy, Nowe Marcinkowo, Parleza Mała, Parleza Wielka, Pierwój, Pu ... [...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] |