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Gmina Skołyszyn
__NOTOC__ Gmina Skołyszyn is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Jasło County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Skołyszyn, which lies approximately west of Jasło and south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 12,422. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Pasmo Brzanki Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Skołyszyn contains the villages and settlements of Bączal Dolny, Bączal Górny, Harklowa, Jabłonica, Kunowa, Lipnica Górna, Lisów, Przysieki, Pusta Wola, Siedliska Sławęcińskie, Siepietnica, Skołyszyn, Sławęcin and Święcany. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Skołyszyn is bordered by the gminas of Biecz, Brzyska, Jasło Jasło is a county town in south-eastern Poland with 36,641 inhabitants, as of 31 December 2012. It is situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (since 1999), and it was previously part of Krosno Voivode ... [...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] |