| Gmina Przemęt Przemęt Commune | ||
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| Gmina | ||
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  Gmina Przemęt Location within Poland | ||
| Coordinates(Przemęt): 52°1′N16°18′E / 52.017°N 16.300°E Coordinates: 52°1′N16°18′E / 52.017°N 16.300°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland | |
| County | Wolsztyn | |
| Seat | Przemęt | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 225.31 km2 (86.99 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) [1] | ||
| • Total | 13,837 | |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Website | www | |
Gmina Przemęt is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Przemęt, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Wolsztyn and 60 km (37 mi) south-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".
Wolsztyn 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 only town is Wolsztyn, which lies 63 kilometres (39 mi) south-west of the regional capital Poznań.
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 225.31 square kilometres (87.0 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population was 13,494 (13,187 in 2011).
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Przemęt 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.
Przemęt Landscape Park is a protected area in western Poland, established in 1991, covering an area of 214.50 square kilometres (82.82 sq mi).
