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Gmina Błaszki
__NOTOC__ Gmina Błaszki is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Sieradz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Established by the noble family ''Baszczyk'' or ''Blaszczyk'' (means of Baszczyk/Blaszczyk). Its seat is the town of Błaszki, which lies approximately west of Sieradz and west of the regional capital Łódź Łódź is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located south-west of Warsaw. Łódź has a population of 655,279, making it the country's List of cities and towns in Polan .... The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 15,090, of which the population of Błaszki is 2,179, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 12,911. Villages Apart from the town of Błaszki (Baszczyk), Gmina Błaszki contains the villages and settlements of Adamki, Borysławice, Brończyn, Brudzew, Bukowina, Chociszew, Chrzanowice, Cienia Wielka, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and towns, with 322 among them constituting an independent urban gmina () consisting solely of a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (''prezydent miasta''). The gmina has been the basic unit of territorial division in Poland since 1974, when it replaced the smaller gromada (cluster). Three or more gminy make up a higher level unit called a powiat, except for those holding the status of a city with powiat rights. Each and every powiat has the seat in a city or town, in the latter case either an urban gmina or a part of an urban-rural one. Types There are three types of gmina: #302 urban gmina () constituted either by a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (prezyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |