Gmina Drawsko

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Gmina Drawsko
Drawsko Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Drawsko): 52°51′N16°2′E / 52.850°N 16.033°E / 52.850; 16.033 Coordinates: 52°51′N16°2′E / 52.850°N 16.033°E / 52.850; 16.033
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Czarnków-Trzcianka
Seat Drawsko
Area
  Total 162.95 km2 (62.92 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 5,914
  Density 36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Website http://www.gminadrawsko.pl/

Gmina Drawsko is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Drawsko, which lies approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of Czarnków and 78 km (48 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznań.

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 162.95 square kilometres (62.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,914.

Villages

Gmina Drawsko contains the villages and settlements of Chełst, Drawski Młyn, Drawsko, Kamiennik, Kawczyn, Kwiejce, Marylin, Moczydła, Nowe Kwiejce, Pęckowo, Pełcza and Piłka.

Chełst, Greater Poland Voivodeship Village in Greater Poland, Poland

Chełst is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drawsko, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Drawsko, 41 km (25 mi) west of Czarnków, and 81 km (50 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznań.

Drawski Młyn Village in Greater Poland, Poland

Drawski Młyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drawsko, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Drawsko, 33 km (21 mi) west of Czarnków, and 77 km (48 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznań.

Drawsko, Greater Poland Voivodeship Village in Greater Poland, Poland

Drawsko is a village in Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Drawsko. It lies approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of Czarnków and 78 km (48 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznań.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Drawsko is bordered by the gminas of Drezdenko, Krzyż Wielkopolski, Sieraków, Wieleń and Wronki.

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Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski is an urban-rural gmina in Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Krzyż Wielkopolski, which lies approximately 38 kilometres (24 mi) west of Czarnków and 82 km (51 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznań.

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