| Gmina Miedzichowo Miedzichowo Commune | |
|---|---|
| Gmina | |
  Gmina Miedzichowo Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates(Miedzichowo): 52°22′26″N15°57′19″E / 52.37389°N 15.95528°E Coordinates: 52°22′26″N15°57′19″E / 52.37389°N 15.95528°E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Nowy Tomyśl |
| Seat | Miedzichowo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 208.51 km2 (80.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) [1] | |
| • Total | 3,684 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Gmina Miedzichowo is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Miedzichowo, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Nowy Tomyśl and 66 km (41 mi) west 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".
Nowy Tomyśl 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 Nowy Tomyśl, which lies 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains three other towns: Opalenica, 20 km (12 mi) east of Nowy Tomyśl, Zbąszyń, 17 km (11 mi) south-west of Nowy Tomyśl, and Lwówek, 16 km (10 mi) north of Nowy Tomyśl.
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 208.51 square kilometres (80.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,801.
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Pszczew Landscape Park.
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international organizations involved.
Pszczew Landscape Park is a protected area in western Poland, established in 1986, covering an area of 122.20 square kilometres (47.18 sq mi). It takes its name from the village of Pszczew.
