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Gmina Stawiszyn
__NOTOC__ Gmina Stawiszyn is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Stawiszyn, which lies approximately north of Kalisz and south-east of the regional capital Poznań. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 7,244 (out of which the population of Stawiszyn amounts to 1,554, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,690). Villages Apart from the town of Stawiszyn, Gmina Stawiszyn contains the villages and settlements of Długa Wieś Druga, Długa Wieś Pierwsza, Długa Wieś Trzecia, Łyczyn, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Łyczyn, Miedza, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Miedza, Nowy Kiączyn, Ostrówek, Kalisz County, Ostrówek, Petryki, Piątek Mały, Piątek Mały-Kolonia, Piątek Wielki, Pólko, Gmina Stawiszyn, Pólko, Stary Kiączyn, Werginki, Wyrów, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Wyrów, Zbiersk, Zbiersk-Cukrownia, Zbiersk-Kolonia and Złotni ... [...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] |