Gmina Nowe Warpno

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Gmina Nowe Warpno
Nowe Warpno Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Nowe Warpno): 53°43′N14°16′E / 53.717°N 14.267°E / 53.717; 14.267 Coordinates: 53°43′N14°16′E / 53.717°N 14.267°E / 53.717; 14.267
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Police
Seat Nowe Warpno
Area
  Total 197.07 km2 (76.09 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 1,534
  Density 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
   Urban 1,170
  Rural 364
Website http://www.nowewarpno.pl/

Gmina Nowe Warpno is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border. Its seat is the town of Nowe Warpno, which lies approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) north-west of Police and 40 km (25 mi) north-west of the regional capital Szczecin.

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".

Police County County in West Pomeranian, Poland

Police County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the Polish-German border. 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 Police, which lies 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of the regional capital Szczecin. The only other town in the county is Nowe Warpno, lying 29 km (18 mi) north-west of Police.

West Pomeranian Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

West Pomeranian Voivodeship or West Pomerania Province, is a voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-states of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and Brandenburg to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin.

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The gmina covers an area of 197.07 square kilometres (76.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 1,534 (out of which the population of Nowe Warpno amounts to 1,170, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 364).

Villages

Apart from the town of Nowe Warpno, Gmina Nowe Warpno contains the villages and settlements of Brzózki, Maszkowo, Mszczuje, Myślibórz Mały, Myślibórz Wielki, Popielewo, Trzebieradz and Warnołęka.

Brzózki, West Pomeranian Voivodeship Village in West Pomeranian, Poland

Brzózki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Warpno, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Nowe Warpno, 20 km (12 mi) north-west of Police, and 32 km (20 mi) north-west of the regional capital Szczecin.

Maszkowo, Police County Settlement in West Pomeranian, Poland

Maszkowo is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Warpno, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Nowe Warpno, 23 km (14 mi) north-west of Police, and 33 km (21 mi) north-west of the regional capital Szczecin.

Mszczuje Village in West Pomeranian, Poland

Mszczuje is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Warpno, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Nowe Warpno, 22 km (14 mi) north-west of Police, and 33 km (21 mi) north-west of the regional capital Szczecin.

Tourism

The most interesting places are Szczecin Lagoon, Puszcza Wkrzańska Forest and an old architecture in Nowe Warpno and villages in the area, e.g. Assumption of Mary Church in Nowe Warpno (15th century), the town hall in Nowe Warpno built in 1697 and Black Madonna of Częstochowa Church in Warnołęka (18th century).

Szczecin Lagoon bight in Germany

Szczecin Lagoon, Stettin Lagoon, Bay of Szczecin, or Stettin Bay, also Oder lagoon, is a lagoon in the Oder estuary, shared by Germany and Poland. It is separated from the Pomeranian Bay of the Baltic Sea by the islands of Usedom and Wolin. The lagoon is subdivided into the Kleines Haff in the West and the Wielki Zalew in the East. An ambiguous historical German name was Frisches Haff, which later exclusively referred to the Vistula Lagoon.

Nowe Warpno Place in West Pomeranian, Poland

Nowe Warpno is a town in northwestern Poland, in Police County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It lies on the shore of the Szczecin Lagoon, very close to the border with Germany. It is the seat of the urban-rural gmina called Gmina Nowe Warpno.

Assumption of Mary the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her earthly life

The Assumption of Mary into Heaven is, according to the beliefs of the Catholic Church, Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy, the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her earthly life.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Nowe Warpno is bordered by the city of Świnoujście and by the gminas of Police and Stepnica. It also borders Germany.

Świnoujście Place in West Pomeranian, Poland

Świnoujście(listen) is a city and seaport on the Baltic Sea and Szczecin Lagoon, located in the extreme north-west of Poland. It is situated mainly on the islands of Usedom and Wolin, but also occupies smaller islands, of which the largest is Karsibór island, once part of Usedom, now separated by the Piast Canal dug in the late 19th century to facilitate ship access to Szczecin (Stettin).

Gmina Police is an urban-rural gmina in Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border. Its seat is the town of Police, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of the regional capital Szczecin.

Gmina Stepnica is an urban-rural gmina in Goleniów County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Stepnica, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Goleniów and 27 km (17 mi) north of the regional capital Szczecin.

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Myślibórz Mały Village in West Pomeranian, Poland

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Myślibórz Wielki Village in West Pomeranian, Poland

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Nowe Warpno Bay

Nowe Warpno Bay - a bay located in the southern part of the Szczecin Lagoon. The bay separates the land of the Wkrzańska Lowland. The southern waters of the bay are linked with the Nowe Warpno Lake. From the north, the bay is separated from the Szczecin Lagoon by the Łysa Island and the Nowe Warpno Peninsula. Between the lake and the lagoon is located the Nowe Warpno Peninsula, on which the town of Nowe Warpno is located with a port. On the north-western coast of the bay is located the village of Altwarp.

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