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Gmina Międzychód is an urban-rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Międzychód County
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Międzychód County ( pl, powiat międzychodzki) 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 lo ...
,
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
Międzychód
Międzychód (, german: Birnbaum) is a town in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, the administrative seat of Międzychód County. It is located on the southern shore of the Warta river, about west of Poznań. Population is 10,915 (2009).
His ...
, which lies approximately west 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 18,290 (out of which the population of Międzychód amounts to 10,920, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 7,370).
The gmina contains part of the
protected area called
Pszczew Landscape Park.
Villages
Apart from the town of Międzychód, Gmina Międzychód contains the villages and settlements of
Bielsko
Bielsko (german: Bielitz, cs, Bílsko) was until 1950 an independent town situated in Cieszyn Silesia, Poland. In 1951 it was joined with Biała Krakowska to form the new town of Bielsko-Biała. Bielsko constitutes the western part of that to ...
,
Chojna
Chojna (german: Königsberg in der Neumark; csb, Czińsbarg; la, Regiomontanus Neomarchicus "King's Mountain in the New March") is a small town in northwestern Poland in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It lies approximately south of Szcze ...
,
Dormowo,
Drzewce,
Dzięcielin,
Głażewo,
Gorzycko,
Gorzyń,
Gralewo,
Kaliska,
Kamionna,
Kamionna-Folwark,
Kamionna-Wiktorowo,
Kaplin,
Kolno,
Krzyżkówko,
Lewice,
Łowyń,
Mierzyn,
Mierzynek,
Mnichy,
Mniszki,
Mokrzec,
Muchocin,
Muchocinek,
Piłka,
Popowo,
Przedlesie,
Puszcza,
Radgoszcz,
Radusz,
Sarzyce,
Skrzydlewo,
Sowia Góra,
Tuczępy,
Wielowieś,
Zamyślin,
Zatom Nowy,
Zatom Stary,
Zielona,
Żmijowiec and
Zwierzyniec
Zwierzyniec (; uk, Звежинець, Zvezhynetsʹ) is a town on the Wieprz river in the Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. It has 3,324 inhabitants (2004).
Zwierzyniec is the northernmost town of the Roztocze National Park. The par ...
.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Międzychód is bordered by the gminas of
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. ...
,
Kwilcz
Kwilcz is a village in Międzychód County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kwilcz. It lies approximately east of Międzychód and west of the regional cap ...
,
Lwówek
Lwówek (german: Neustadt bei Pinne or ''Kirschneustadt'' from 1943-1945) is a town in Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship ( pl, Województwo wielkopolskie; ), also known as Wielkopolska Voivodeship, W ...
,
Miedzichowo
Miedzichowo is a village in Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Miedzichowo. It lies approximately north-west of Nowy Tomyśl and west of the ...
,
Przytoczna,
Pszczew,
Sieraków
Sieraków (; german: Zirke) is a town in western Poland with 8,768 inhabitants (2012). Located by the Warta River, it is situated in the Międzychód County in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Sieraków is known as a holiday destination with well- ...
and
Skwierzyna
Skwierzyna (german: Schwerin an der Warthe) is a town of 9,671 inhabitants (2019) in Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland, the administrative seat of the Gmina Skwierzyna. It is located at the confluence of the Obra and Warta rivers, about nor ...
.
References
External links
Polish official population figures 2006
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Międzychód County