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Gmina Żerków is an urban-rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Jarocin County
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Jarocin County ( pl, powiat jarociński) 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 gove ...
,
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
Żerków
Żerków (; German: ''Zerkow'', 1943–1945 ''Bergstadt (Kr. Jarotschin'')) is a town in Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,076 inhabitants (2004). It is located 53 kilometers east of the regional capital of Poznań.
Hi ...
, which lies approximately north of
Jarocin
Jarocin () (german: Jarotschin) is a town in west-central Poland with 25,700 inhabitants (1995), the administrative capital of Jarocin County in Greater Poland Voivodeship.
Jarocin is a historical town, having been founded and granted city right ...
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 10,555 (out of which the population of Żerków amounts to 2,058, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 8,497).
Villages
Apart from the town of Żerków, Gmina Żerków contains the villages and settlements of
Antonin,
Bieździadów,
Brzóstków,
Chrzan,
Chwałów,
Dobieszczyzna,
Gąsiorów,
Gęczew,
Kamień,
Komorze Przybysławskie,
Kretków,
Laski,
Lgów,
Lisew,
Lubinia Mała,
Ludwinów,
Miniszew,
Paruchów,
Parzewnia,
Pawłowice,
Podlesie,
Pogorzelica,
Prusinów,
Przybysław,
Raszewy,
Rogaszyce,
Rozmarynów,
Siekierzyn,
Sierszew,
Śmiełów,
Stęgosz,
Sucha,
Szczonów,
Żerniki and
Żółków.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Żerków is bordered by the gminas of
Czermin,
Gizałki,
Jarocin
Jarocin () (german: Jarotschin) is a town in west-central Poland with 25,700 inhabitants (1995), the administrative capital of Jarocin County in Greater Poland Voivodeship.
Jarocin is a historical town, having been founded and granted city right ...
,
Kołaczkowo,
Kotlin,
Miłosław,
Nowe Miasto nad Wartą
Nowe Miasto nad Wartą () is a village in Środa Wielkopolska County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Nowe Miasto nad Wartą. It lies approximately south-east ...
and
Pyzdry
Pyzdry (german: Peisern, yi, פּײַזער or ''Peizer'') is a town in Września County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,163 inhabitants (2004).
History
Pyzdry was first mentioned in 1232, when army of Silesian Piast Duke Henry ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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