| Gmina Osie Osie Commune | |
|---|---|
| Gmina | |
| Coordinates(Osie): 53°35′54″N18°20′37″E / 53.59833°N 18.34361°E Coordinates: 53°35′54″N18°20′37″E / 53.59833°N 18.34361°E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Świecie |
| Seat | Osie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 209.61 km2 (80.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 5,312 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| Website | http://www.osie.pl |
Gmina Osie is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Osie, which lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Świecie, 59 km (37 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz, and 66 km (41 mi) north of Toruń.
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".
Świecie County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-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 Świecie, which lies 45 km (28 mi) north of Toruń and 45 km (28 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz. The only other town in the county is Nowe, lying 33 km (21 mi) north-east of Świecie.
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, also known as Cuiavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship or simply Kujawsko-Pomorskie, or Kujawy-Pomerania Province, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. It is situated in mid-northern Poland, on the boundary between the two historic regions from which it takes its name: Kuyavia and Pomerania. Its two chief cities, serving as the province's joint capitals, are Bydgoszcz and Toruń.
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The gmina covers an area of 209.61 square kilometres (80.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,312.
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Wda 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.
Wda Landscape Park is a protected area in north-central Poland, established in 1993, covering an area of 237.86 square kilometres (91.84 sq mi). It takes its name from the Wda river.
