__NOTOC__ Gmina Kościerzyna is a 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

Kościerzyna County __NOTOC__ Kościerzyna County (, ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1 ...

Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship ( ; ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk. The voivodeship was established on January 1, 1999, out of the former voivodeships of Gdańsk Voivo ...

, in northern

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

Kościerzyna Kościerzyna (; Pomeranian language, Pomeranian and ; former ) is a town in Kashubia in Gdańsk Pomerania region, northern Poland, with 23,327 inhabitants as of June 2023. It has been the capital of Kościerzyna County in Pomeranian Voivodeship si ...

, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 13,295. The gmina contains parts of the

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...

s called

Kashubian Landscape Park Kashubian Landscape Park (, ) is a Landscape Park, a Polish protected area classification, in northern Poland. It represents the natural landscape of and is named after the historic Kashubian culture that existed in this region. Geography The K ...

and

Wdydze Landscape Park Wdzydze Landscape Park (''Wdzydzki Park Krajobrazowy'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in northern Poland, established in 1983. It covers an area of . The Park lies within Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Kościerzyna County (Gmina Dziemiany, Gm ...

Villages

Gmina Kościerzyna contains the villages and settlements of Będominek, Czarlina, Czarne Pustkowie, Częstkowo, Dąbrówka, Dębogóry, Debrzyno, Dobrogoszcz, Fingrowa Huta, Garczyn, Gołuń, Gościeradz,

Gostomie Gostomie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kościerzyna, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. ...

, Grzybowo,

Grzybowski Młyn Grzybowski Młyn is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Kościerzyna, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capita ...

Juszki Juszki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kościerzyna, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. For de ...

Kaliska Kościerskie Kaliska Kościerskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kościerzyna, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capit ...

, Kania,

Kłobuczyno Kłobuczyno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kościerzyna, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capital Gdańs ...

, Korne, Kościerska Huta, Kościerzyna-Wybudowanie, Kruszyna,

Kula Młyn Kula Młyn is a human settlement, settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Kościerzyna, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional ...

, Lizaki, Loryniec,

Łubiana Łubiana is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kościerzyna, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is ...

, Ludwikowo, Małe Stawiska,

Mały Klincz Mały Klincz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kościerzyna, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. F ...

, Mały Podleś, Niedamowo, Nowa Karczma, Nowa Kiszewa,

Nowa Wieś Kościerska Nowa Wieś Kościerska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kościerzyna, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capital ...

, Nowy Klincz, Nowy Podleś, Owśnice, Owśniczka, Piekło, Plon, Puc, Rotembark,

Sarnowy Sarnowy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kościerzyna, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. For d ...

, Skoczkowo, Skorzewo, Smolniki, Stawiska, Sycowa Huta, Szenajda, Szludron, Wąglikowice, Wawrzynowo, Wdzydze Kiszewskie, Wętfie,

Wielki Klincz Wielki Klincz () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kościerzyna, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. ...

, Wielki Podleś, Wieprznica, Wierzysko, Wygoda, Zabrody, Zielenin and Złotowo.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kościerzyna is bordered by the town of

and by the gminas of

Dziemiany Dziemiany is a village in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dziemiany. It lies approximately south-west of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regio ...

Karsin Karsin is a village in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Karsin. It lies approximately south of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capita ...

Liniewo Liniewo is a village in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Liniewo. It lies approximately east of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capita ...

Lipusz Lipusz is a village in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Lipusz. It lies approximately west of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capital ...

, Nowa Karczma,

Somonino Somonino is a village in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Somonino. It lies approximately south of Kartuzy and west of the regional capital Gdańsk. I ...

Stara Kiszewa Stara Kiszewa is a village in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stara Kiszewa. It lies approximately south-east of Kościerzyna and south-west of t ...

, Stężyca and

Sulęczyno Sulęczyno is a village in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Sulęczyno. It lies approximately west of Kartuzy and west of the regional capital Gdańsk ...

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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