__NOTOC__ Gmina Węgorzyno 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

Łobez County __NOTOC__ Łobez County ( pl, powiat łobeski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland. Its administrative seat and largest town is Łobez, which lies east of the ...

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

Węgorzyno Węgorzyno (german: Wangerin) is a town in Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, located on Lake Węgorzyno. It is the seat of Gmina Węgorzyno. It is a retail and leisure resort. Notable residents * Werner Dallmann (1924–194 ...

, which lies approximately south of

Łobez Łobez (german: Labes) is a town on the river Rega in northwestern Poland, within the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is the capital of Łobez County, and has a population of 10,066 (2019). The name The name Łobez comes from the Old Polish ...

and east of the regional capital

Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 7,316 (out of which the population of Węgorzyno amounts to 3,011, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,305). 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 Ińsko Landscape Park. The river

Brzeźnicka Węgorza Brzeźnicka Węgorza is a river in gmina Węgorzyno, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It is a tributary of Rega, being long for about 40 km. Its beginnings can be found in the Studnica lake, in Drawa river region. It flows into Rega ...

is within the gmina.

Villages

Apart from the town of Węgorzyno, Gmina Węgorzyno contains the villages and settlements of Brzeźniak, Chwarstno, Cieszyno, Kraśnik Łobeski, Lesięcin,

Mielno Mielno (german: Groß Möllen or ) is a resort town in Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mielno. It lies approximately north-west of Koszalin ...

, Mieszewo, Podlipce, Przytoń, Runowo, Sarnikierz, Sielsko, Stare Węgorzynko, Sulice, Trzebawie, Wiewiecko, Winniki and Zwierzynek.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Węgorzyno is bordered by the gminas of

Chociwel Chociwel ( csb, Frinwôłd; formerly german: Freienwalde in Pommern) is a town in northwestern Poland, in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Stargard County. As of December 2021, it has 3,105 inhabitants. History In the Middle Ages it was a Slavi ...

, Dobra,

Drawsko Pomorskie Drawsko Pomorskie (until 1948 pl, Drawsko; formerly german: Dramburg) is a town in Drawsko County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland, the administrative seat of Drawsko County and the urban-rural commune of Gmina Drawsko Po ...

Ińsko Ińsko ( csb, Nerbarg; formerly german: Nörenberg) is a town in Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative prov ...

and

Radowo Małe Radowo Małe (german: Klein Raddow) is a village in Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northwestern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Radowo Małe. It lies approximately west of Łobez � ...

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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