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Gmina Szczytniki is a rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Kalisz County
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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 ...
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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
Szczytniki, which lies approximately south-east of
Kalisz
(The oldest city of Poland)
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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 8,086.
Villages
Gmina Szczytniki contains the villages and settlements of
Antonin,
Borek,
Bronibór,
Chojno,
Cieszyków,
Daniel,
Główczyn,
Górki,
Gorzuchy,
Grab,
Guzdek,
Helenów,
Joanka,
Kobylarka,
Kornelin,
Korzekwin,
Kościany,
Krowica Pusta,
Krowica Zawodnia,
Krzywda,
Kuczewola,
Lipka,
Mała Gmina,
Marchwacz,
Marchwacz-Kolonia,
Marcjanów,
Mroczki Wielkie,
Murowaniec,
Niemiecka Wieś,
Pamiątków,
Pieńki,
Popów,
Poręby,
Pośrednik,
Radliczyce,
Rudunki Szczytnickie,
Sobiesęki Drugie,
Sobiesęki Pierwsze,
Sobiesęki Trzecie,
Staw,
Strużka,
Szczytniki,
Trzęsów,
Tymieniec,
Tymieniec-Dwór,
Tymieniec-Jastrząb,
Tymieniec-Kąty,
Tymieniec-Niwka and
Włodzimierz.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Szczytniki is bordered by the gminas of
Błaszki
Błaszki (; german: Schwarzau) is a town in Sieradz County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,992 inhabitants as of December 2021.
History
Błaszki was founded in the 14th century.
Jewish community 1700s to Holocaust
The first historical men ...
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Brzeziny
Brzeziny (; yi, ברעזין, ''Brezin'') is a town in Poland, in Łódź Voivodeship, about 20 km east of Łódź. It is the capital of Brzeziny County and has a population of 12,326 as of December 2021. It once was a thriving Jewish sh ...
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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 ...
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Goszczanów
Goszczanów is a village in Sieradz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Goszczanów. It lies approximately north-west of Sieradz and west of the regional capital Ł ...
,
Koźminek and
Opatówek.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
{{Kalisz County
Szczytniki
Kalisz County