__NOTOC__ Gmina Odolanów 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

Ostrów Wielkopolski County Ostrów (Polish for "river island") may refer to: Places Poland ; Greater Poland Voivodeship * Ostrów Wielkopolski, a town in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) * Ostrów, Greater Poland Voivodeship in Greater Poland Voivodeship ...

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

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. Its seat is the town of

Odolanów Odolanów is a town in the Greater Poland Voivodeship of Poland, about south-west from Ostrów Wielkopolski, with over 5000 inhabitants. History The first written document that mentions Odolanów dates back to 1301, when it was part of the fr ...

, which lies approximately south of

Ostrów Wielkopolski Ostrów Wielkopolski () (often abbreviated ''Ostrów Wlkp.'', formerly called simply ''Ostrów'', , Latin: ''Ostrovia'') is a city in west-central Poland with 70,982 inhabitants (2021), situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship; the seat of Ostr ...

and south-east 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 13,867 (out of which the population of Odolanów amounts to 4,960, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 8,907). The gmina contains part 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 ...

called

Barycz Valley Landscape Park Barycz Valley Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Dolina Baryczy'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in south-western Poland. Established in 1996, it covers an area of . The park is shared between two voivodeships: Lower Silesian Voivodesh ...

Villages

Apart from the town of Odolanów, Gmina Odolanów contains the villages and settlements of

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, Biadaszki, Boników, Garki, Gliśnica,

Gorzyce Małe Gorzyce Małe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Odolanów, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Odolanów, south of Ostrów Wielkopolski, ...

, Grochowiska, Huta, Kaczory, Kuroch, Lipiny,

Nabyszyce Nabyszyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Odolanów, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Odolanów, south-west of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and ...

Nadstawki Nadstawki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Odolanów, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Odolanów, south-east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and ...

, Papiernia, Raczyce, Świeca,

Tarchały Małe Tarchały Małe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Odolanów, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Odolanów, south of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and ...

Tarchały Wielkie Tarchały Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Odolanów, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Odolanów, south of Ostrów Wielkopols ...

, Trzcieliny, Uciechów, Wierzbno and Wisławka.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Odolanów is bordered by the town of

Sulmierzyce Sulmierzyce () is a town in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. It is the birthplace of famous Polish poet Sebastian Klonowic. History Sulmierzyce was granted town rights in 1457 by King Casimir IV Jagiellon thanks to effor ...

and by the gminas of

Milicz Milicz () is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of Milicz County and of Gmina Milicz, part of the larger Wrocław metropolitan area. Geography The town is situated in the historic Lower Silesia regi ...

, Przygodzice and Sośnie.

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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