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Gmina Gostyń is an urban-rural
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 tow ...
(administrative district) in
Gostyń County
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Gostyń County () 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 government reforms passed i ...
,
Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. The province is named after the region called Greater Poland (''Wielkopolska'' ). The modern province includes most of this historic re ...
, in west-central
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
. Its seat is the town of
Gostyń
Gostyń (, 1941-45: ''Gostingen'') is a town in western Poland, seat of the Gostyń County and Gmina Gostyń in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (from 1975 to 1998 in Leszno Voivodship). According to 31 December 2023 data its population was 27,846 ...
, which lies approximately south of the regional capital
Poznań
Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 27,860 (out of which the population of Gostyń amounts to 20,588, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 7,272).
Villages
Apart from the town of Gostyń, Gmina Gostyń contains the villages and settlements of
Aleksandrowo,
Bogusławki,
Bronisławki,
Brzezie,
Brzezie-Huby,
Czachorowo,
Czajkowo,
Dalabuszki,
Daleszyn,
Dusina,
Gaj,
Gola,
Klony,
Kosowo,
Krajewice,
Kunowo,
Malewo,
Markowo,
Miranowo,
Osowo,
Ostrowo,
Otówko,
Pijanowskie Huby,
Płaczkowo,
Poraj,
Siemowo,
Sikorzyn,
Skowronki,
Stankowo,
Stary Gostyń,
Stężyca,
Szczodrochowo,
Tworzymirki,
Witoldowo and
Ziółkowo.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Gostyń is bordered by the gminas of
Dolsk
Dolsk is a town in the Greater Poland Voivodeship of Poland. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 1,550. A capital of Gmina Dolsk within the Śrem County, the town is a minor centre of trade and commerce. The town is located between ...
,
Krobia,
Krzemieniewo,
Krzywiń
Krzywiń () is a town in west-central Poland in the Kościan County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, located at the Obra, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Obra canal.
History
Krzywiń was first referred to in scripts as ''Crivin'' in 1181. But it was no ...
,
Piaski and
Poniec
Poniec is a town in western Poland, situated in the southern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship. The town has 2912 inhabitants (as of 2023). It is the capital of Gmina Poniec (commune) in Gostyń County.
History
Poniec dates back to the 10th ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Gostyn
Gostyń County