| Gmina Kraszewice Kraszewice Commune | ||
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| Coordinates(Kraszewice): 51°31′2″N18°13′24″E / 51.51722°N 18.22333°E Coordinates: 51°31′2″N18°13′24″E / 51.51722°N 18.22333°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland | |
| County | Ostrzeszów | |
| Seat | Kraszewice | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 75.11 km2 (29.00 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 3,621 | |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| Website | http://www.kraszewice.bazagmin.pl/ | |
Gmina Kraszewice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Ostrzeszów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Kraszewice, which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north-east of Ostrzeszów and 133 km (83 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.
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".
Ostrzeszów 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 Ostrzeszów, which lies 134 kilometres (83 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań. The county also contains the towns of Grabów nad Prosną, lying 14 km (9 mi) north-east of Ostrzeszów, and Mikstat, 15 km (9 mi) north of Ostrzeszów.
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(
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The gmina covers an area of 75.11 square kilometres (29.0 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,621.
