Gmina GÅ‚usk 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
Lublin County,
Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern
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 ...
. It takes its name from Głusk – this was formerly a village, but in 1988 was incorporated into the city of
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t ...
, and is therefore no longer a part of the territory of Gmina Głusk. Dominów serves as its administrative seat. The gmina lies to the south-east of the regional capital
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t ...
. It covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 11,327 (9,633 in 2013).
Villages
Gmina GÅ‚usk contains the villages and settlements of
Abramowice Prywatne,
Ćmiłów,
Dominów,
GÅ‚uszczyzna,
Kalinówka,
Kazimierzówka,
Kliny,
Majdan Mętowski,
Mętów,
Nowiny,
Prawiedniki,
Prawiedniki-Kolonia,
Wilczopole,
Wilczopole-Kolonia,
Wólka Abramowicka and
Żabia Wola.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina GÅ‚usk is bordered by the towns of
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t ...
and
Åšwidnik, and by the gminas of
Jabłonna,
Mełgiew
Mełgiew is a village in Świdnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mełgiew. It lies approximately east of Świdnik and east of the regional capital Lublin
Lubl ...
,
Niedrzwica Duża
Niedrzwica Duża is a village in Lublin County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Niedrzwica Duża. It lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Lublin.
Histor ...
,
Piaski and
Strzyżewice.
References
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Glusk
Lublin County