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Gmina Kościan 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
Kościan County
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Kościan County ( pl, powiat kościański) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local go ...
,
Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship ( pl, Województwo wielkopolskie; ), also known as Wielkopolska Voivodeship, Wielkopolska Province, or Greater Poland Province, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 o ...
, in west-central
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 town of
Kościan
Kościan (german: Kosten) is a town on the Obra canal in west-central Poland, with a population of 23 952 inhabitants as of June 2014. Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Leszno Voivodeship (1975–1998), it i ...
, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 15,042 (15,617 in 2011).
The gmina contains part of the
protected area
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called
Chłapowski Landscape Park.
Villages
Gmina Kościan contains the villages and settlements of
Bonikowo,
Choryń,
Czarkowo,
Darnowo,
Granecznik,
Gryżyna,
Gryżynka,
Gurostwo,
Ignacewo,
Januszewo,
Katarzynin,
Kawczyn,
Kiełczewo,
Kobylniki,
Kokorzyn,
Krzan,
Kurowo,
Kurza Góra,
Łagiewniki,
Mała Wyskoć,
Mikoszki,
Nacław,
Nielęgowo,
Nowe Oborzyska,
Nowy Dębiec,
Nowy Lubosz,
Osiek,
Pelikan
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,
Pianowo,
Ponin,
Racot,
Sepienko,
Sierakowo,
Spytkówki,
Stare Oborzyska,
Stary Lubosz,
Szczodrowo,
Tamborowo,
Turew,
Widziszewo,
Witkówki,
Wławie,
Wronowo and
Wyskoć.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Kościan is bordered by the town of
Kościan
Kościan (german: Kosten) is a town on the Obra canal in west-central Poland, with a population of 23 952 inhabitants as of June 2014. Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Leszno Voivodeship (1975–1998), it i ...
and by the gminas of
Czempiń
Czempiń is a town in Kościan County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 4,921.
History
As part of the region of Greater Poland, i.e. the cradle of the Polish state, the area formed part of P ...
,
Kamieniec,
Krzywiń
Krzywiń (german: Kriewen) is a town in west-central Poland in the Kościan County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, located at the Obra canal.
History
Krzywiń was first referred to in scripts as ''Crivin'' in 1181. But it was not until 1237 that ...
,
Śmigiel
Śmigiel (german: Schmiegel) is a town in Kościan County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 5,420 inhabitants (2004).
History
Śmigiel was granted town rights in 1415 or perhaps earlier. It was a private town of Polish nobility, adm ...
and
Stęszew
Stęszew (german: Stenschewo, 1939-1945: ''Seenbrück'') is a town in western Poland, with 5,248 inhabitants (2004). It is located in Poznań County, within the Greater Poland Voivodeship.
History
Stęszew was once an important stop in a trade ...
.
References
External links
Polish official population figures 2006
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Koscian
Kościan County