__NOTOC__ Gmina Gryfino is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in

Gryfino County __NOTOC__ Gryfino County ( pl, powiat gryfiński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the German border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result o ...

West Pomeranian Voivodeship The West Pomeranian Voivodeship, also known as the West Pomerania Province, is a voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin. Its area equals 22 892.48 km² (8,838.84 sq mi), and in 2021, it was ...

, in north-western

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, on the

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border. Its seat is the town of

Gryfino Gryfino (german: Greifenhagen; nds, Gripenhagen; Kashubian: ''Gripiewò'') is a town in Pomerania, northwestern Poland, with 21,393 inhabitants (2017). It is also the capital of Gryfino County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999), previ ...

, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Szczecin. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 31,284 (out of which the population of Gryfino amounts to 21,478, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 9,806). The gmina contains parts of the protected areas of

Szczecin Landscape Park Szczecin Landscape Park "Beech Woods" ( pl, Szczeciński Park Krajobrazowy "Puszcza Bukowa") is a protected area (Landscape Park (Poland), Landscape Park) in north-western Poland, established in 1981 and covering an area of . Its full name refers t ...

and

Lower Odra Valley Landscape Park Lower Odra Valley Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Dolina Dolnej Odry'') is a designated Polish Landscape Park protected area, located in West Pomeranian Voivodeship of northwestern Poland. Geography The Landscape Park is on the eastern banks ...

Villages

Apart from the town of Gryfino, Gmina Gryfino contains the villages and settlements of Bartkowo, Borzym, Chlebowo, Chwarstnica, Ciosna, Czepino, Daleszewo, Dębce, Dołgie,

Drzenin Drzenin (German ''Neuhaus'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately east of Gryfino and south o ...

, Gajki,

Gardno Gardno (german: Garder See) is a lake in the Słowińskie Lakeland in Pomeranian Voivodship, Poland. It is the part of Słowiński National Park Słowiński National Park ( pl, Słowiński Park Narodowy) is a national park in Pomeranian Voivo ...

Krajnik Krajnik (German ''Buddenbrook'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south of Gryfino Gryfi ...

Krzypnica Krzypnica (German ''Kranzfelde'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south of Gryfino and s ...

, Łubnica,

Mielenko Gryfińskie Mielenko Gryfińskie (German ''Klein Möllen'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of ...

Nowe Brynki Nowe Brynki (German ''Neu Brünken'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-east of Gryfi ...

Nowe Czarnowo Nowe Czarnowo (german: Neu Zarnow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south of Gryfino and ...

, Osuch, Parsówek, Pastuszka, Pniewo, Raczki, Radziszewo, Skrzynice,

Sobiemyśl Sobiemyśl (formerly ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germani ...

, Sobieradz, Śremsko, Stare Brynki, Steklinko, Steklno, Szczawno, Wełtyń, Wirów, Wirówek, Włodkowice, Wysoka Gryfińska, Żabnica, Zaborze, Żórawie and Żórawki.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Gryfino is bordered by the city of Szczecin and by the gminas of

Banie Banie (formerly ) is a village in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Banie. It lies approximately south-east of Gryfino and south of the re ...

, Bielice,

Kołbaskowo Kołbaskowo (formerly german: Kolbitzow, (historically): ''Colbitzow'') is a village in Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called ...

, Stare Czarnowo and Widuchowa. It also borders

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Industry

* Dolna Odra Power Station

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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