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Gmina Rawicz 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
Rawicz County
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Rawicz County ( pl, powiat rawicki) 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 governmen ...
,
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 o ...
, 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 populous ...
. Its seat is the town of
Rawicz
Rawicz (; german: Rawitsch) is a town in west-central Poland with 21,398 inhabitants as of 2004. It is situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999); previously it was in Leszno Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Rawicz ...
, which lies approximately south 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 John ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population was 29,434 (out of which the population of Rawicz amounted to 21,301, and the population of the rural part of the gmina was 8,133).
Villages
Apart from the town of Rawicz, Gmina Rawicz contains the villages and settlements of
Dąbrówka,
Dębno Polskie,
Folwark
''Folwark''; german: Vorwerk; uk, Фільварок; ''Filwarok''; be, Фальварак; ''Falwarak''; lt, Palivarkas is a Polish word for a primarily serfdom-based farm and agricultural enterprise (a type of ''latifundium''), often very ...
,
Izbice
Izbice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rawicz, within Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Rawicz and south of the regional capital Poznań
Poznań () ...
,
Kąty,
Konarzewo,
Krasnolipka,
Krystynki,
Łąkta,
Łaszczyn,
Masłowo,
Masłowo-Warszewo,
Sarnówka,
Sierakowo,
Sikorzyn,
Słupia Kapitulna,
Stwolno,
Szymanowo,
Ugoda,
Wydawy,
Załęcze,
Zawady,
Zielona Wieś,
Żołędnica and
Żylice.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Rawicz is bordered by the gminas of
Bojanowo
Bojanowo (; ''german: Bojanowo'') is a town in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, western Poland. It is the seat of Gmina Bojanowo (commune). As of June 2021, it has a population of 2,895.
History
As part of the region of Greater Poland, ...
,
Miejska Górka
Miejska Górka (german: Görchen) is a town in Rawicz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. With 3,121 inhabitants (2005), it lies approximately north-east of Rawicz and south of the regional capital Poznań
Poznań () is a city on ...
,
Milicz
Milicz (german: Militsch) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of Milicz County and of Gmina Milicz, part of the larger Wrocław metropolitan area.
Geography
The town is situated in the historic Lower ...
,
Pakosław,
Wąsosz
Wąsosz (formerly german: Herrnstadt) is a town in Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district ( gmina) called Gmina Wąsosz. It lies approximately south-east of Góra, and north ...
and
Żmigród
Żmigród (german: Trachenberg) is a town in Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Żmigród.
Geography
The town lies in the historic Lower Sile ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
{{Rawicz County
Rawicz
Rawicz (; german: Rawitsch) is a town in west-central Poland with 21,398 inhabitants as of 2004. It is situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999); previously it was in Leszno Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Rawicz ...
Rawicz County