Gmina Gniezno

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Gmina Gniezno
Gniezno Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Gniezno): 52°32′N17°36′E / 52.533°N 17.600°E / 52.533; 17.600 Coordinates: 52°32′N17°36′E / 52.533°N 17.600°E / 52.533; 17.600
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Gniezno
Seat Gniezno
Area
  Total 177.99 km2 (68.72 sq mi)
Population (2014)
  Total 10,584
  Density 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Website http://www.urzadgminy.gniezno.pl/

Gmina Gniezno is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Gniezno, 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".

Gniezno County County in Greater Poland, Poland

Gniezno 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 and largest town is Gniezno, which lies 49 kilometres (30 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains four other towns: Witkowo, 16 km (10 mi) south-east of Gniezno, Trzemeszno, 16 km (10 mi) east of Gniezno, Kłecko, 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Gniezno, and Czerniejewo, 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Gniezno.

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 177.99 square kilometres (68.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,343.

Villages

Gmina Gniezno contains the villages and settlements of Braciszewo, Dalki, Dębówiec, Ganina, Goślinowo, Jankowo Dolne, Kalina, Krzyszczewo, Łabiszynek, Lubochnia, Lulkowo, Mączniki, Mnichowo, Modliszewko, Modliszewo, Napoleonowo, Obora, Obórka, Osiniec, Piekary, Pyszczyn, Pyszczynek, Skiereszewo, Strzyżewo Kościelne, Strzyżewo Paczkowe, Strzyżewo Smykowe, Szczytniki Duchowne, Wełnica, Wierzbiczany, Wola Skorzęcka and Zdziechowa.

Braciszewo Village in Greater Poland, Poland

Braciszewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniezno, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Gniezno and 44 km (27 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań.

Dalki Village in Greater Poland, Poland

Dalki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniezno, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Gniezno and 48 km (30 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań.

Dębówiec, Gniezno County Village in Greater Poland, Poland

Dębówiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gniezno, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Gniezno and 55 km (34 mi) north-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Gniezno is bordered by the town of Gniezno and by the gminas of Czerniejewo, Kłecko, Łubowo, Mieleszyn, Niechanowo, Rogowo, Trzemeszno and Witkowo.

Gmina Czerniejewo is an urban-rural gmina in Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Czerniejewo, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Gniezno and 39 km (24 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań.

Gmina Kłecko is an urban-rural gmina in Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Kłecko, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-west of Gniezno and 44 km (27 mi) north-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Gmina Łubowo is a rural gmina in Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Łubowo, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Gniezno and 39 km (24 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań.

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