__NOTOC__ Gmina Nowy Duninów 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

Płock County __NOTOC__ Płock County ( pl, powiat płocki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government refo ...

, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of

Nowy Duninów Nowy Duninów is a village in Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Nowy Duninów, a rural area. It lies approximately west of Płock and west of Warsa ...

, which lies approximately west of Płock and west of Warsaw. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 3,884. 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

Gostynin-Włocławek Landscape Park Gostynin-Włocławek Landscape Park (''Gostynińsko-Włocławski Park Krajobrazowy'') is a protected area (Landscape Park (Poland), Landscape Park) in north-central Poland, established in 1979, covering an area of . The Park is shared between two ...

History

Archaeological excavations indicate that the gmina of Nowy Duninów was inhabited in the Neolithic by early agriculturalists, as well as hunters and fishermen. The name of Duninów most likely comes from the Dunin family who ruled in the area in the 12th Century, most notably Piotr Włost Dunin. An early significant historical event was the creation at Duninów of a pontoon bridge across the Vistula for the troops of Władysław II Jagiełło in 1414. The troops were returning from the

Hunger War The Hunger War or Famine War was a brief conflict between the allied Kingdom of Poland, and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, against the Teutonic Knights in summer 1414 in an attempt to resolve territorial disputes. The war earned its name from destructi ...

, an expedition against the Teutonic Knights.

Villages

Gmina Nowy Duninów contains the villages and settlements of Brwilno, Brwilno Dolne, Brzezinna Góra,

Duninów Duży Duninów Duży is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Duninów, within Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Nowy Duninów, west of Płock, and west of Warsaw ...

, Dzierzązna, Grodziska, Jeżewo, Kamion, Karolewo, Lipianki, Nowa Wieś,

Popłacin Popłacin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Duninów, within Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Nowy Duninów, west of Płock, and west of Warsaw Warsaw ...

, Soczewka, Środoń, Stary Duninów, Trzcianno and Wola Brwileńska.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Nowy Duninów is bordered by the city of Płock and by the gminas of

Baruchowo Baruchowo is a village in Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Baruchowo. It lies approximately south-east of Włocławek Włocławe ...

, Brudzeń Duży,

Gostynin Gostynin is a town in central Poland with 19,414 inhabitants (2004). It is situated in the Masovian Voivodship since 1999 and was previously in the Płock Voivodship from 1975 to 1998. It is the capital of Gostynin County. History Gostynin h ...

, Łąck, Stara Biała and

Włocławek Włocławek (Polish pronunciation: ; german: Leslau) is a city located in central Poland along the Vistula (Wisła) River and is bordered by the Gostynin-Włocławek Landscape Park. As of December 2021, the population of the city is 106,928. Loc ...

Notes and references

Polish official population figures 2006

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