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Gmina Osieczna, Pomeranian Voivodeship
__NOTOC__ Gmina Osieczna is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Osieczna, which lies approximately south-west of Starogard Gdański and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2022 its total population is 2,839. Villages Gmina Osieczna contains the villages and settlements of Bałkany, Cisiny, Długie, Duże Krówno, Jastrzębie, Jeże, Klaniny, Leśny Dwór, Małe Krówno, Nowy Dwór, Osieczna, Osówek, Owcze Błota, Parcele, Pólka, Starzyska, Szlachta The ''szlachta'' (; ; ) were the nobility, noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Depending on the definition, they were either a warrior "caste" or a social ..., Wiązak, Zdrójno, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Zdrójno and Zimne Zdroje, Starogard County, Zimne Zdroje. Neighbouring gminas G ... [...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] |