|
Gmina Kazimierz Dolny
__NOTOC__ Gmina Kazimierz Dolny is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kazimierz Dolny, which lies approximately south of Puławy and west of the regional capital Lublin. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 7,018 (out of which the population of Kazimierz Dolny amounts to 3,572, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,446). The gmina contains part of the protected area called Kazimierz Landscape Park. Villages Apart from the town of Kazimierz Dolny, Gmina Kazimierz Dolny contains the villages and settlements of Bochotnica, Parchatka, Rzeczyca, Rzeczyca-Kolonia, Skowieszynek, Wierzchoniów, Witoszyn and Zbędowice. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Kazimierz Dolny is bordered by the town of Puławy and by the gminas of Janowiec, Karczmiska, Końskowola, Wąwolnica and Wilków. ReferencesPolish official population figures 2006 {{Puławy ... [...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] |