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Gmina Borzytuchom is a rural
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 4 ...
(administrative district) in
Bytów County,
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomorskie Region, or Pomerania Province (Polish: ''Województwo pomorskie'' ; ( Kashubian: ''Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò'' ), is a voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk.
The ...
, in northern
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
. Its seat is the village of
Borzytuchom, which lies approximately north-west of
Bytów and west of the regional capital
Gdańsk
Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 2,791.
The gmina contains part of the
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
called
Słupia Valley Landscape Park
Słupia Valley Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Dolina Słupi'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in northern Poland.
Geography
The park was established in 1981, and is a Natura 2000 EU Special Protection Area.
In 2003, at least one wolf ...
.
Villages
Gmina Borzytuchom contains the villages and settlements of
Borzytuchom,
Chotkowo,
Dąbrówka,
Jutrzenka,
Kamieńc,
Kamienica,
Krosnowo,
Niedarzyno,
Osieki,
Ryczyn
Ryczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borzytuchom, within Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Borzytuchom, north-west of Bytów, and west of the regional capita ...
and
Struszewo.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Borzytuchom is bordered by the gminas of
Bytów,
Czarna Dąbrówka
Czarna Dąbrówka (german: Schwarz Damerkow; csb, Czôrnô Dąbrówka) is a village in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Until 1945 it was part of Farther Pomerania in Prussia. It is now the seat of the gmina (administ ...
,
Dębnica Kaszubska,
Kołczygłowy
Kołczygłowy (; formerly german: Alt Kolziglow) is a village in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northwestern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kołczygłowy. It lies approximately north-west ...
and
Tuchomie
Tuchomie ( csb, Tëchòmié, german: Groß Tuchen) is a village in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Tuchomie. It lies approximately west of Bytów
B ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
{{Bytów County
Borzytuchom
Bytów County