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Gmina Ostróda
__NOTOC__ Gmina Ostróda is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Ostróda, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 15,501. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Dylewo Hills Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Ostróda contains the villages and settlements of: * Bałcyny * Bednarki * Brzydowo, Ostróda County, Brzydowo * Buńki * Cibory, Ostróda County, Cibory * Ciemniak, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Ciemniak * Czarny Róg, Ostróda County, Czarny Róg * Czerwona Karczma * Czyżówka, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Czyżówka * Durąg * Dziadyk * Gąski, Ostróda County, Gąski * Gierłoż, Ostróda County, Gierłoż * Giętlewo * Glaznoty * Górka, Gmina Ostróda, Górka * Grabin, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Grabin * Grabinek, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Grabinek * Gruda, Ostró ... [...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] |