Gmina Ostroróg

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Gmina Ostroróg
Ostroróg Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Ostroróg): 52°38′N16°28′E / 52.633°N 16.467°E / 52.633; 16.467 Coordinates: 52°38′N16°28′E / 52.633°N 16.467°E / 52.633; 16.467
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Szamotuły
Seat Ostroróg
Area
 • Total 84.99 km2 (32.81 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 4,865
 • Density 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
 •  Urban 1,995
 • Rural 2,870
Website http://www.ostrorog.pl/

Gmina Ostroróg is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Ostroróg, which lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Szamotuły and 40 km (25 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznań.

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".

Szamotuły County County in Greater Poland, Poland

Szamotuły County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into existence on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Szamotuły, which lies 32 kilometres (20 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains four other towns: Wronki, 18 km (11 mi) north-west of Szamotuły, Pniewy, 24 km (15 mi) south-west of Szamotuły, Obrzycko, 13 km (8 mi) north of Szamotuły, and Ostroróg, 9 km (6 mi) north-west of Szamotuły.

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 84.99 square kilometres (32.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,865 (out of which the population of Ostroróg amounts to 1,995, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 2,870).

Villages

Apart from the town of Ostroróg, Gmina Ostroróg contains the villages and settlements of Bielejewo, Binino, Binińskie Huby, Bobulczyn, Dobrojewo, Forestowo, Karolewo, Klemensowo, Kluczewo, Kluczewo-Huby, Oporowo, Piaskowo, Rudki, Rudki-Huby, Szczepankowo, Wielonek and Zapust.

Bielejewo, Szamotuły County Village in Greater Poland, Poland

Bielejewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostroróg, within Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Ostroróg, 16 km (10 mi) west of Szamotuły, and 46 km (29 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznań.

Binino Village in Greater Poland, Poland

Binino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostroróg, within Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Ostroróg, 16 km (10 mi) west of Szamotuły, and 46 km (29 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznań.

Binińskie Huby Village in Greater Poland, Poland

Binińskie Huby is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostroróg, within Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Ostroróg, 15 km (9 mi) west of Szamotuły, and 46 km (29 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznań.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Ostroróg is bordered by the gminas of Obrzycko, Pniewy, Szamotuły and Wronki.

Gmina Obrzycko is a rural gmina in Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Obrzycko, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.

Gmina Pniewy is an urban-rural gmina in Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Pniewy, which lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) south-west of Szamotuły and 46 km (29 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.

Gmina Szamotuły is an urban-rural gmina in Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Szamotuły, which lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznań.

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