__NOTOC__ Gmina Somonino ( csb, Somònino) 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

Kartuzy County __NOTOC__ Kartuzy County ( pl, powiat kartuski; csb, kartësczi pòwiat) is a county in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with administrative seat and largest town being Kartuzy. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish l ...

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

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 w ...

, which lies approximately south of

Kartuzy Kartuzy () ( Kashubian ''Kartuzë'', ''Kartëzë'', or ''Kartuzé''; formerly german: Karthaus) is a town in northern Poland, located in the historic Eastern Pomerania (Pomerelia) region. It is the capital of Kartuzy County in Pomeranian Voivodesh ...

and 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 9,214. 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 Somonino contains the villages and settlements of Borcz, Borcz-Leśniczówka, Chylowa Huta, Dębowo,

Egiertowo Egiertowo ( csb, Egertowò; german: Eggertshütte) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Somonino, south of Kartuzy, an ...

, Goręczyno, Graniczny Dwór, Hopowo, Jeknica, Kamela, Kaplica, Kolańska Huta, Koszowatka, Lisia Góra, Mały Dwór, Nowy Dwór, Ostowo, Ostrzyce, Patoka, Piotrowo,

Połęczyno Połęczyno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Somonino, south of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital G ...

, Pstra Suka, Ramleje, Rąty, Rokitki, Rybaki, Sarni Dwór-Leśniczówka, Sarnówko, Sławki, Sławki Górne,

, Stacja Wieżyca, Starkowa Huta, Stary Dwór, Trątkownica, Wyczechowo and Wyczechowo-Osady.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Somonino is bordered by the gminas 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 ...

, Nowa Karczma, Przywidz, Stężyca and

Żukowo Żukowo ( csb, Żukòwò, german: Zuckau, la, Sucovia) is a town in the Kartuzy County, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of northern Poland, in the geographical region of Kashubia, with 6,236 inhabitants (2005). It is located along the Radunia ri ...

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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