__NOTOC__ Gmina Żelazków 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

Kalisz County __NOTOC__ 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 ...

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 o ...

, 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 populous ...

. Its seat is the village of Żelazków, which lies approximately north-east of

Kalisz (The oldest city of Poland) , image_skyline = , image_caption = ''Top:'' Town Hall, Former "Calisia" Piano Factory''Middle:'' Courthouse, "Gołębnik" tenement''Bottom:'' Aerial view of the Kalisz Old Town , image_flag = POL Kalisz flag.svg ...

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 John ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 8,942.

Villages

Gmina Żelazków contains the villages and settlements of Anielin, Biernatki, Chrusty, Czartki, Dębe, Florentyna, Garzew, Goliszew, Góry Zborowskie, Góry Złotnickie, Helenów,

Ilno Ilno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żelazków, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Kalisz and south-east of the regional capital Poznań Pozn ...

, Janków,

Kokanin Kokanin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żelazków, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Kalisz and south-east of the regional capital Poznań Pozna� ...

Kolonia Kokanin Kolonia Kokanin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żelazków, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Żelazków, north of Kalisz, and south-east of the regiona ...

Kolonia Skarszewek Kolonia Skarszewek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żelazków, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship Greater Poland Voivodeship ( pl, Województwo wielkopolskie; ), also known as Wielkopolska Voivodeship, Wielk ...

, Koronka, Michałów, Niedźwiady,

Nowy Borków Nowy Borków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żelazków, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship Greater Poland Voivodeship ( pl, Województwo wielkopolskie; ), also known as Wielkopolska Voivodeship, Wielkopolsk ...

, Pólko,

Russów Russów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żelazków, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Kalisz and south-east of the regional capital Poznań. Notable p ...

, Russówek,

Skarszew Skarszew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żelazków, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Kalisz and south-east of the regional capital Poznań ...

, Skarszewek, Stary Borków, Strugi, Szosa Turecka, Tykadłów, Witoldów, Wojciechówka, Zborów, Żelazków, Złotniki Małe and Złotniki Wielkie.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Żelazków is bordered by the city of

and by the gminas of

Blizanów Blizanów is a village in Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Blizanów. It lies approximately north of Kalisz and south-east of the regional capi ...

Ceków-Kolonia Ceków-Kolonia is a village in Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Ceków-Kolonia. It lies approximately north-east of Kalisz and south-east of th ...

, Mycielin,

Opatówek Opatówek is a town of 3,800 inhabitants in central Poland, situated southeast from Kalisz, in the Kalisz County in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. The commune ( Gmina) of Opatówek, including the town of Opatówek and 26 other villages, has abo ...

and

Stawiszyn Stawiszyn (; german: 1943-45 Stavensheim) is a town in Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,569 inhabitants (2006). It is the urban part of the larger Stawiszyn Commune, a mixed urban-rural municipality A municipality is ...

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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