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Gmina Wałcz 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
Wałcz County
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Wałcz County ( pl, powiat wałecki) 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 govern ...
,
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
The West Pomeranian Voivodeship, also known as the West Pomerania Province, is a voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin. Its area equals 22 892.48 km² (8,838.84 sq mi), and in 2021, it was i ...
, 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
Wałcz
Wałcz (pronounced ; german: Deutsch Krone) is a county town in Wałcz County of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. During the years 1975 to 1998, the city was administratively part of the Piła Voivodeship.
Granted city ri ...
, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
The gmina covers an area of making it second largest in country.
As of 2006 its total population is 12,424.
Villages
Gmina Wałcz contains the villages and settlements of
Boguszyn,
Brzezinki,
Bukowa Góra,
Chude
Chud or Chude ( orv, чудь, in Finnic languages: tšuudi, čuđit) is a term historically applied in the early East Slavic annals to several Finnic peoples in the area of what is now Estonia, Karelia and Northwestern Russia.
Arguably, th ...
,
Chwiram,
Czapla,
Czechyń,
Czepiec,
Dębołęka,
Dobino,
Dobrogoszcz,
Dobrzyca
Dobrzyca is a town in Pleszew County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dobrzyca. It lies approximately west of Pleszew, northeast of Jarocin, from Krotosz ...
,
Dobrzyca Leśna,
Dzikowo,
Glinki,
Głowaczewo,
Golce,
Górnica,
Gostomia,
Iłowiec,
Jarogniewie,
Jeziorko,
Karsibór
Karsibór (formerly german: Kaseburg or ''Caseburg'') is an island in the Szczecin Lagoon, Poland, which was created by the cutting of the Piast Canal which separated it from the island of Usedom. The island was named after its largest village ( ...
,
Kłębowiec,
Kłosowo,
Kołatnik,
Kolno
Kolno is a town in northeastern Poland, located in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, about 150 km northeast of Warsaw. It is the seat of Kolno County, and the seat of the smaller administrative district ( gmina) called Gmina Kolno, but it is no ...
,
Łąki,
Laski Wałeckie,
Lipie,
Lubno,
Ługi Wałeckie,
Morzyca,
Nagórze,
Nakielno,
Nowa Szwecja,
Olszynka,
Omulno,
Ostrowiec,
Papowo,
Piława,
Pluskota,
Popowo,
Prusinówko,
Prusinowo Wałeckie,
Przybkowo,
Różewo,
Rudki,
Rudnica,
Rusinowo,
Rutwica,
Sitowo,
Smoląg,
Sosnówka,
Strączno,
Świętosław,
Szwecja,
Wałcz Drugi,
Witankowo and
Zdbice.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Wałcz is bordered by the town of
Wałcz
Wałcz (pronounced ; german: Deutsch Krone) is a county town in Wałcz County of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. During the years 1975 to 1998, the city was administratively part of the Piła Voivodeship.
Granted city ri ...
and by the gminas of
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 ...
,
Człopa
Człopa (german: Schloppe) is a city in Wałcz County of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. During the years 1975 to 1998, the city was administratively part of the Piła Voivodeship. As of December 2021, it has a population ...
,
Jastrowie
Jastrowie (german: Jastrow) is a town in northwestern Poland of approximately 9,000 inhabitants in Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship. It has 8,900 inhabitants (1998) and lies on the edge of the Gwda river valley. The town is located on ...
,
Mirosławiec
Mirosławiec (german: Märkisch Friedland; csb, Frédlądk) is a town in Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,837 inhabitants (2007).
The 12th Air Base of the Polish Air Force is located north of the town.
Mirosławiec i ...
,
Szydłowo,
Trzcianka
Trzcianka (; german: Schönlanke) is a town in the Greater Poland region in northwestern Poland. Since 1999, it has been part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship and Czarnków-Trzcianka County. From 1975 to 1998, it was located in the Piła Voivo ...
,
Tuczno
Tuczno (german: Tütz, earlier ''Tietz'') is a town and former pre-diocesan Catholic see in Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland, with 2,014 inhabitants (2004).
It is the home of the restored Tuczno Castle, which i ...
and
Wierzchowo
Wierzchowo ( csb, Wierzchòwò; german: Firchau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Człuchów, within Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Człuchów and south-w ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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