A colony, in

Polish law The Polish law or legal system in Poland has been developing since the first centuries of Polish history, over 1,000 years ago. The public and private laws of Poland are codified. The supreme law in Poland is the Constitution of Poland. Poland ...

, is a settlement created due to the expansion of other settlements, usually towns and villages, that is located away from previously existing buildings. It can be counted as a separate settlement rather than part of a previously existing one.Rozporządzenia Ministra Administracji i Cyfryzacji z dnia 9 stycznia 2012 r. w sprawie ewidencji miejscowości, ulic i adresów (Dz.U. z 2012 r. poz. 125)

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