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Gmina Krzywiń is an urban-rural
gmina (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 ...
, 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 populou ...
. Its seat is the town of
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 ...
, which lies approximately south-east 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 south of the regional capital
Poznań
Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 9,892 (out of which the population of Krzywiń amounts to 1,547, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 8,345).
The gmina contains part of the
protected area called
Chłapowski Landscape Park.
Villages
Apart from the town of Krzywiń, Gmina Krzywiń contains the villages and settlements of
Bielewo,
Bieżyń,
Boża Wola,
Cichowo,
Czerwona Wieś,
Gierłachowo,
Jerka,
Jurkowo,
Jurkowo-Huby,
Kopaszewo,
Kuszkowo,
Łagowo
Łagowo (german: Ludwigsberg) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzywiń, within Kościan County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is located approximately east of Krzywiń, south-east of Kościan, and ...
,
Lubiń,
Łuszkowo,
Mościszki,
Nowy Dwór,
Polesie,
Rąbiń
Rąbiń is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzywiń, within Kościan County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Krzywiń, east of Kościan, and south of the regional capital Poz ...
,
Rąbinek,
Rogaczewo Małe,
Rogaczewo Wielkie,
Stary Dębiec,
Świniec,
Szurkowo,
Teklimyśl,
Wieszkowo,
Wymysłowo,
Zbęchy,
Zbęchy-Pole,
Żelazno and
Zgliniec.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Krzywiń is bordered by the gminas of
Czempiń,
Dolsk,
Gostyń
Gostyń (german: Gostyn, 1941-45: ''Gostingen'') is a town in western Poland, seat of the Gostyń County and Gmina Gostyń in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (from 1975 to 1998 in Leszno Voivodship). According to 30 June 2004 data its population ...
,
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 ...
,
Krzemieniewo,
Osieczna,
Śmigiel and
Śrem
Śrem (german: Schrimm) is a town on the Warta river in central Poland. It has been in the Greater Poland Voivodeship since 1999. From 1975 to 1998 it was part of the Poznań Voivodeship. As of 1995, the population of Śrem was 29,800.
Śrem i ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Krzywin
Kościan County