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Gmina Żyrzyn
__NOTOC__ Gmina Żyrzyn is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Żyrzyn, which lies approximately north-east of Puławy and north-west of the regional capital Lublin. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 6,588 (6,538 in 2015). Villages Gmina Żyrzyn contains the villages and settlements of Bałtów, Borysów, Cezaryn, Jaworów, Kośmin, Kotliny, Las-Grzęba, Las-Jawor, Osiny, Parafianka, Sachalin, Skrudki, Strzyżowice, Wilczanka, Wola Osińska, Zagrody, Żerdź and Żyrzyn. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Żyrzyn is bordered by the town of Puławy and by the gminas of Abramów, Baranów, Końskowola, Kurów, Puławy, Ryki and Ułęż Ułęż is a village in Ryki County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Ułęż. It lies approximately east of Ryki and north-west of the regi ... [...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] |