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Gmina Witkowo is an urban-rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Gniezno County
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Gniezno County ( pl, powiat gnieźnieński) 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 g ...
,
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 town of
Witkowo
Witkowo (; is a town in Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, located southeast of Poznań.
Witkowo is one of the production sites of the Greater Poland liliput cheese (''ser liliput wielkopolski''), a traditional regional Polish ...
, which lies approximately south-east of
Gniezno
Gniezno (; german: Gnesen; la, Gnesna) is a city in central-western Poland, about east of Poznań. Its population in 2021 was 66,769, making it the sixth-largest city in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. One of the Piast dynasty's chief cities, ...
and 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 13,446 (out of which the population of Witkowo amounts to 7,855, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,591).
Villages
Apart from the town of Witkowo, Gmina Witkowo contains the villages and settlements of
Ćwierdzin,
Czajki,
Dębina,
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 ...
,
Gaj,
Głożyny,
Gorzykowo,
Jaworowo,
Kamionka,
Kołaczkowo,
Królewiec,
Krzyżówka,
Mąkownica,
Małachowo-Kępe,
Małachowo-Szemborowice,
Małachowo-Wierzbiczany,
Małachowo-Złych Miejsc,
Malenin,
Mielżyn
Mielżyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Witkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Witkowo, south-east of Gniezno, and east of the regional capital Po ...
,
Odrowąż,
Ostrowite Prymasowskie,
Piaski,
Popielarze,
Raszewo,
Ruchocin,
Ruchocinek,
Skorzęcin,
Skorzęcin-Nadleśnictwo,
Sokołowo,
Stary Dwór,
Strzyżewo Witkowskie,
Wiekowo,
Wierzchowiska and
Witkówko.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Witkowo is bordered by the gminas of
Gniezno
Gniezno (; german: Gnesen; la, Gnesna) is a city in central-western Poland, about east of Poznań. Its population in 2021 was 66,769, making it the sixth-largest city in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. One of the Piast dynasty's chief cities, ...
,
Niechanowo
Niechanowo is a village in Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Niechanowo. It lies approximately south-east of Gniezno and east of the regional ...
,
Orchowo
Orchowo is a village in Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Orchowo. It lies approximately north-east of Słupca and east of the regional capital ...
,
Powidz
Powidz (pronounced ) is a village in Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Powidz. It lies approximately north of Słupca and east of the regiona ...
,
Strzałkowo,
Trzemeszno
Trzemeszno (german: Tremessen) is a town in Gniezno County, west-central Poland belonging to the group of the oldest settlements in the region. The town's name derives from an Old Polish word “Trzemcha” meaning the flower of the "Bird’s C ...
and
Września
Września (german: Wreschen) is a town in west-central Poland with 28,600 inhabitants (1995). It is situated in the Września County, Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Poznań Voivodeship (1975–1998), on the Wrześnica R ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
{{Gniezno County
Witkowo
Witkowo (; is a town in Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, located southeast of Poznań.
Witkowo is one of the production sites of the Greater Poland liliput cheese (''ser liliput wielkopolski''), a traditional regional Polish ...
Gniezno County