__NOTOC__ Gmina Opatówek is a rural gmina (administrative district) in

Kalisz County __NOTOC__ Kalisz County ( pl, powiat kaliski) 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 governme ...

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

Opatówek Opatówek is a town of 3,800 inhabitants in central Poland, situated southeast from Kalisz, in the Kalisz County in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. The commune ( Gmina) of Opatówek, including the town of Opatówek and 26 other villages, has abo ...

(population 3,800), which lies approximately east of

Kalisz (The oldest city of Poland) , image_skyline = , image_caption = ''Top:'' Town Hall, Former "Calisia" Piano Factory''Middle:'' Courthouse, "Gołębnik" tenement''Bottom:'' Aerial view of the Kalisz Old Town , image_flag = POL Kalisz flag.svg ...

and south-east 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 10,148.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Opatówek is bordered by the city of

and by the gminas of

Ceków-Kolonia Ceków-Kolonia is a village in Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Ceków-Kolonia. It lies approximately north-east of Kalisz and south-east of th ...

Godziesze Wielkie Godziesze Wielkie is a village in Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Godziesze Wielkie. It lies approximately south-east of Kalisz and south-east ...

, Koźminek, Szczytniki and Żelazków.

Villages

The gmina contains the following villages: Bogumiłów, Borów, Chełmce, Cienia Druga,

Cienia Pierwsza Cienia Pierwsza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatówek, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Opatówek, south-east of Kalisz, and south-east of the r ...

, Cienia Trzecia, Cienia-Folwark, Dębe-Kolonia, Frankowizna, Janików,

Józefów Józefów () is a town in east-central Poland, located in Masovian Voivodeship, in Otwock County. It lies about southeast of Warsaw city centre and is a part of that city's metropolitan area. Located on a picturesque confluence of Vistula and ...

, Kobierno, Michałów Czwarty, Michałów Drugi, Michałów Pierwszy, Michałów Trzeci, Modła, Nędzerzew, Nowa Tłokinia, Porwity, Rajsko, Rożdżały, Sierzchów, Słoneczna, Szałe, Szulec, Tłokinia Kościelna, Tłokinia Mała, Tłokinia Wielka, Trojanów, Warszew, Zawady, Zduny and Zmyślanka.

Towns

References

Polish official population figures 2006

External links

Official information page of Kalisz County

Official website of Gmina Opatowek
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