| Gmina Przygodzice Przygodzice Commune | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gmina | |||
| |||
| Coordinates(Przygodzice): 51°35′N17°50′E / 51.583°N 17.833°E Coordinates: 51°35′N17°50′E / 51.583°N 17.833°E | |||
| Country |  | ||
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland | ||
| County | Ostrów Wielkopolski | ||
| Seat | Przygodzice | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 163.48 km2 (63.12 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 11,320 | ||
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) | ||
| Website | http://www.przygodzice.pl/ | ||
Gmina Przygodzice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Przygodzice, which lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of the town of Ostrów Wielkopolski.
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".
Ostrów Wielkopolski 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 Ostrów Wielkopolski, which lies 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań. The county contains three other towns: Nowe Skalmierzyce, 22 km (14 mi) east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, Odolanów, 10 km (6 mi) south of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and Raszków, 8 km (5 mi) north of Ostrów Wielkopolski.
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(
Contents
The gmina covers an area of 163.48 square kilometres (63.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 11,320.
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Barycz Valley 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.
Barycz Valley Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland. Established in 1996, it covers an area of 870.4 square kilometres (336.1 sq mi).
