Gmina Czarnków

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Gmina Czarnków
Czarnków Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Czarnków): 52°54′N16°34′E / 52.900°N 16.567°E / 52.900; 16.567 Coordinates: 52°54′N16°34′E / 52.900°N 16.567°E / 52.900; 16.567
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Czarnków-Trzcianka
Seat Czarnków
Area
  Total 347.78 km2 (134.28 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 10,887
  Density 31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Website http://www.czarnkowgmina.pl/

Gmina Czarnków is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Czarnków, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.

Gmina administrative division of Poland

The gmina is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. As of 2010 there were 2,478 gminy throughout the country. The word gmina derives from the German word Gemeinde, meaning "community".

Czarnków-Trzcianka County County in Greater Poland, Poland

Czarnków-Trzcianka 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 in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Czarnków, which lies 61 kilometres (38 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains three other towns: Trzcianka, 18 km (11 mi) north of Czarnków, Krzyż Wielkopolski, 38 km (24 mi) west of Czarnków, and Wieleń, 27 km (17 mi) west of Czarnków.

Greater Poland Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

Greater Poland Voivodeship, also known as Wielkopolska Voivodeship, Wielkopolska Province, or Greater Poland Province, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after the region called Greater Poland or Wielkopolska(listen). The modern province includes most of this historic region, except for some south-western parts.

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The gmina covers an area of 347.78 square kilometres (134.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 10,887.

Villages

Gmina Czarnków contains the villages and settlements of Białężyn, Brzeźno, Bukowiec, Ciążyń, Ciszkowo, Gajewo, Gębice, Gębiczyn, Góra nad Notecią, Goraj-Zamek, Grzępy, Huta, Hutka, Jędrzejewo, Komorzewo, Kuźnica Czarnkowska, Marunowo, Mikołajewo, Paliszewo, Pianówka, Radolinek, Radosiew, Romanowo Dolne, Romanowo Górne, Sarbia, Sarbka, Śmieszkowo, Sobolewo, Średnica, Walkowice and Zofiowo.

Białężyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnków, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.

Brzeźno, Czarnków-Trzcianka County Village in Greater Poland, Poland

Brzeźno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnków, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Czarnków and 60 km (37 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.

Bukowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarnków, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Czarnków is bordered by the town of Czarnków and by the gminas of Budzyń, Chodzież, Lubasz, Połajewo, Ryczywół, Trzcianka, Ujście and Wieleń.

Gmina Budzyń is a rural gmina in Chodzież County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Budzyń, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Chodzież and 55 km (34 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.

Gmina Chodzież is a rural gmina in Chodzież County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Chodzież, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.

Gmina Lubasz is a rural gmina in Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Lubasz, which lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Czarnków and 57 km (35 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznań.

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