__NOTOC__ Gmina Połczyn-Zdrój 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

Świdwin County __NOTOC__ Świdwin County ( pl, powiat świdwiński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local ...

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, in north-western

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 town of

Połczyn-Zdrój Połczyn-Zdrój (; formerly german: Bad Polzin) is a town in Świdwin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 11,153 inhabitants (2007). It is located in the historic region of Pomerania. History Połczyn-Zdrój dates back to an ear ...

, which lies approximately east of

Świdwin Świdwin (german: Schivelbein; csb, Skwilbëno) is a town in West Pomeranian Voivodeship of northwestern Poland. It is the capital of Świdwin County established 1999, previously having been in Koszalin Voivodeship (1950–1998), and the adminis ...

and east of the regional capital

Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 16,016 (out of which the population of Połczyn-Zdrój amounts to 8,572, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 7,444). The gmina contains part of the

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called

Drawsko Landscape Park Drawsko Landscape Park (''Drawski Park Krajobrazowy'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in north-western Poland, established in 1979, covering an area of . The Park lies within West Pomeranian Voivodeship: in Drawsko County (Gmina Czaplinek ...

Villages

Apart from the town of Połczyn-Zdrój, Gmina Połczyn-Zdrój contains the villages and settlements of Bolkowo, Borkowo, Borucino, Bronówko, Bronowo,

Brusno Brusno ( hu, Borosznó) is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1402. Geography The municipality lies at an ...

, Brzękowice, Brzozowica, Buślarki, Buślary, Czarnkowie, Dobino, Dziwogóra, Gaworkowo, Gawroniec, Głażówka, Grabno,

Gromnik Gromnik is a village in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Gromnik. It lies approximately south of Tarnów and east of the regional capital Kraków ...

, Grzybnica,

Imienko Imienko is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Połczyn-Zdrój, within Świdwin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Połczyn-Zdrój, south-east of Świdwin, and eas ...

, Jaźwiny, Jelonki, Kapice, Karsin, Karwie, Kłokówko, Kłokowo, Kocury,

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, Kołaczek, Łąkówko, Łęgi, Łężek, Lipno, Łośnica, Międzyborze,

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, Niemierzyno, Nowe Borne, Nowe Ludzicko, Nowe Resko, Nowy Toporzyk, Ogartówko, Ogartowo, Ogrodno, Ostre Bardo, Ostrowąs, Pasieka, Plebanówka, Połczyńska, Popielawy, Popielewice, Popielewko, Popielewo, Porąbka, Prosno, Przyrówko, Przyrowo, Redło, Rzęsna, Sękorady,

Skarbimierz Skarbimierz (german: Hermsdorf) is a village in Brzeg County (Brieg), Opole Voivodeship (Oppeln), in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Skarbimierz. It lies approximately south-west of Brzeg ...

, Słowianki, Smogorze, Stare Resko, Strosławiec, Sucha, Szeligowo, Toporzyk, Tychówko, Wardyń Dolny, Wardyń Górny, Widów, Zaborze, Zajączkówko, Zajączkowo, Zdroiska, Zdroje and Żołędno.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Połczyn-Zdrój is bordered by the gminas of

Barwice Barwice (german: Bärwalde) is a town in Poland, in West Pomeranian Voivodship, in Szczecinek County. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 3,627. Geography The town is located on the Baltic Uplands in Farther Pomerania at an altitud ...

Białogard Białogard (pronounced , german: Belgard, ; Pomeranian: ''Biôłogard'') is a historic town in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland, with 23,614 inhabitants as of December 2021. The capital of Białogard County in the West Pomeranian Voivodes ...

Czaplinek Czaplinek (german: Tempelburg; csb, Czôplënkò) is a town in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 7,012 inhabitants as of December 2021. The former name of ''Tempelburg'' refers to the Templar Knights, which settled near ...

Ostrowice Ostrowice (formerly German ''Wusterwitz'') is a village in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Until January 1, 2019, it was the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Ostrowice that was create ...

Rąbino Rąbino (german: Groß Rambin; csb, Wiôlgié Rãbinò) is a village in Świdwin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Rąbino. It lies approximately nor ...

Tychowo Tychowo (; formerly german: Groß Tychow) is a town in Białogard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Tychowo. It lies approximately south-east of Bi ...

and

Złocieniec Złocieniec (; formerly german: Falkenburg) is a town in northwestern Poland. Located in West Pomeranian Voivodeship's Drawsko County since 1999, it was previously a part of Koszalin Voivodeship (1950–1998). The population of Złocieniec is a ...

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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