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Gmina Orchowo is a rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Słupca County
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Słupca County ( pl, powiat słupecki) 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 govern ...
,
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 village of
Orchowo, which lies approximately north-east of
Słupca
Słupca is a town in Greater Poland Voivodeship, central Poland, and the seat of Słupca County. It has 13,773 inhabitants (2018).
History
History of Słupca dates back to the Middle Ages. On November 15, 1290 Polish Duke Przemysł II granted ...
and 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 3,892.
Villages
Gmina Orchowo 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 ...
,
Gałczynek,
Głucha Puszcza,
Kinno
Kinno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orchowo, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship ( pl, Województwo wielkopolskie; ), also known as Wielkopolska Voivodeship, Wielkopolska Prov ...
,
Kosakowo,
Linowiec,
Mlecze,
Myślątkowo,
Orchówek,
Orchowo,
Osowiec,
Ostrówek,
Podbielsko,
Podlesie,
Rękawczyn,
Rękawczynek,
Różanna,
Siedluchno,
Skubarczewo,
Słowikowo,
Suszewo,
Szydłowiec and
Wólka Orchowska.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Orchowo is bordered by the gminas of
Jeziora Wielkie,
Kleczew
Kleczew is a town in Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, western-central Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, cov ...
,
Mogilno
Mogilno (; ) is a town in central Poland, situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Bydgoszcz Voivodeship (1975–1998).
History
Mogilno is one of the oldest settlements along the border of the Greater Poland an ...
,
Powidz
Powidz (pronounced ) is a village in Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Powidz. It lies approximately north of Słupca and east of the regiona ...
,
Strzelno
Strzelno (german: Strelno) is a town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. The town is located south of Inowrocław. According to the June 2005 Census, the population numbered 22,486. It is located in the historic region of Kuyavia.
...
,
Trzemeszno
Trzemeszno (german: Tremessen) is a town in Gniezno County, west-central Poland belonging to the group of the oldest settlements in the region. The town's name derives from an Old Polish word “Trzemcha” meaning the flower of the "Bird’s C ...
,
Wilczyn and
Witkowo
Witkowo (; is a town in Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, located southeast of Poznań.
Witkowo is one of the production sites of the Greater Poland liliput cheese (''ser liliput wielkopolski''), a traditional regional Polish ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Słupca County