__NOTOC__ Gmina Nowa Karczma ( csb, Nowô Karczma) 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

Kościerzyna County __NOTOC__ Kościerzyna County ( csb, Kòscérsczi kréz, pl, powiat kościerski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of ...

Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomorskie Region, or Pomerania Province (Polish: ''Województwo pomorskie'' ; ( Kashubian: ''Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò'' ), is a voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk. The ...

, in northern

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 village of Nowa Karczma, which lies approximately east of

Kościerzyna Kościerzyna ( Kashubian and Pomeranian: ''Kòscérzëna''; formerly german: Berent, ) is a town in Kashubia in Gdańsk Pomerania region, northern Poland, with some 24,000 inhabitants. It has been the capital of Kościerzyna County in Pomerania ...

and south-west of the regional capital

Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 6,288. The gmina contains part of the

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

called

Kashubian Landscape Park Kashubian Landscape Park ( pl, Kaszubski Park Krajobrazowy, csb, Kaszëbsczi Park Krajòbrazny) is a Landscape Park, a Polish protected area classification, in northern Poland. It represents the natural landscape of and is named after the histori ...

Villages

Gmina Nowa Karczma contains the villages and settlements of

Będomin Będomin ( csb, Bãdomino) is a Kashubian village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowa Karczma, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Nowa Karczma, east of Kościerzyna, ...

, Grabówko, Grabowo Kościerskie,

Grabowska Huta Grabowska Huta is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowa Karczma, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Nowa Karczma, north-east of Kościerzyna, and south-west ...

, Guzy, Horniki, Horniki Dolne, Horniki Górne, Jasionowa Huta, Jasiowa Huta, Kamionki, Liniewko Kościerskie,

Lubań Lubań (german: Lauban; cz, Lubáň), sometimes called Lubań Śląski ( en, Silesian Lubań; hsb, Lubań Šlešćina); is a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in southwest Poland. It is the administrative seat of Lubań County and also of ...

, Lubieszynek, Nowa Karczma, Nowe Horniki, Nowy Barkoczyn, Olszowy Kiesz, Rekownica, Skrzydłówko, Skrzydłowo, Śledziowa Huta, Stary Barkoczyn, Szatarpy, Szpon, Sztofrowa Huta, Szumleś Królewski, Szumleś Szlachecki, Wielki Kamień, Zielona Wieś and Zimne Zdroje.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Nowa Karczma is bordered by the gminas of

Liniewo Liniewo (german: Lienfelde) is a village in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Liniewo. It lies approximately east of Kościerzyna and south-west o ...

, Przywidz,

Skarszewy Skarszewy ( csb, Skarszewò, german: Schöneck in Westpreußen) is a small town south of Gdańsk in Starogard Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It is located between Kościerzyna and Tczew. Population: 6 809 (30 June ...

and

Somonino Somonino ( csb, Somònino; german: Semlin) is a village in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Somonino. It lies approximately south of Kartuzy and west ...

References

Polish official population figures 2006
{{Kościerzyna County Nowa Karczma Kościerzyna County