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Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski is an urban-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
Czarnków-Trzcianka County
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Czarnków-Trzcianka County ( pl, powiat czarnkowsko-trzcianecki) 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 ...
,
Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central
Poland. Its seat is the town of
Krzyż Wielkopolski, which lies approximately west of
Czarnków
Czarnków (german: Scharnikau, before 1939: Czarnikau) is a town in Poland in Czarnków-Trzcianka County in Greater Poland Voivodeship. As of December 2021, the town has 10,279 inhabitants.
The town lies on the Noteć river. Because there are m ...
and north-west of the regional capital
Poznań.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 8,791 (out of which the population of Krzyż Wielkopolski amounts to 6,283, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 2,508).
Villages
Apart from the town of Krzyż Wielkopolski, Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski contains the villages and settlements of
Brzegi,
Huta Szklana
Huta Szklana is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Krzyż Wielkopolski, west of Czar ...
,
Kuźnica Żelichowska,
Łokacz Mały,
Łokacz Wielki,
Lubcz Mały,
Lubcz Wielki,
Nowe Bielice,
Pestkownica,
Przesieki
Przesieki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Krzyż Wielkopolski, west of Czarnków, an ...
,
Rzeczyn,
Wizany,
Zacisze and
Żelichowo.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski is bordered by the gminas of
Człopa
Człopa (german: Schloppe) is a city in Wałcz County of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. During the years 1975 to 1998, the city was administratively part of the Piła Voivodeship. As of December 2021, it has a population ...
,
Dobiegniew,
Drawsko,
Drezdenko
Drezdenko (; german: Driesen) is a town in western Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Strzelce-Drezdenko County. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 9,804.
History
The area was a site of a border fort of the medieval Polish state. ...
and
Wieleń.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Krzyz Wielkopolski
Czarnków-Trzcianka County