Gmina Skępe

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Gmina Skępe
Skępe Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Skępe): 52°51′58″N19°20′49″E / 52.86611°N 19.34694°E / 52.86611; 19.34694 Coordinates: 52°51′58″N19°20′49″E / 52.86611°N 19.34694°E / 52.86611; 19.34694
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian
County Lipno
Seat Skępe
Area
  Total 179.23 km2 (69.20 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 7,503
  Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
   Urban 3,442
  Rural 4,061
Website http://www.skepe.pl

Gmina Skępe is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Lipno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Skępe, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Lipno and 53 km (33 mi) east of Toruń.

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".

Lipno County County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland

Lipno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It was formed on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Lipno, which lies 43 km (27 mi) south-east of Toruń and 84 km (52 mi) east of Bydgoszcz. The county also contains the towns of Skępe, lying 13 km (8 mi) east of Lipno, and Dobrzyń nad Wisłą, 26 km (16 mi) south-east of Lipno.

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

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 179.23 square kilometres (69.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,503 (out of which the population of Skępe amounts to 3,442, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,061).

Villages

Apart from the town of Skępe, Gmina Skępe contains the villages and settlements of Babie Ławy, Boguchwała, Bógzapłać, Chałacie, Czarny Las, Czermno, Franciszkowo, Gęstowarka, Głęboczek, Gorzeszyn, Grabówiec, Guzowatka, Huta, Jarczewo, Józefkowo, Kamienica, Kierz, Koziołek, Kujawy, Kukowo, Łąkie, Ławiczek, Likiec, Lubówiec, Moczadła, Modrzewie, Narutowo, Pokrzywnik, Radziochy, Rumunki, Sarnowo, Skępskie, Szczekarzewo, Wioska, Wólka, Żagno, Zajeziorze and Żuchowo.

Babie Ławy Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland

Babie Ławy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skępe, within Lipno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Skępe, 17 km (11 mi) east of Lipno, and 57 km (35 mi) east of Toruń.

Boguchwała, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland

Boguchwała is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skępe, within Lipno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Skępe, 17 km (11 mi) east of Lipno, and 59 km (37 mi) south-east of Toruń.

Bógzapłać is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skępe, within Lipno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Skępe is bordered by the gminas of Chrostkowo, Lipno, Mochowo, Rogowo, Sierpc, Szczutowo, Tłuchowo and Wielgie.

Gmina Chrostkowo is a rural gmina in Lipno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Chrostkowo, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-east of Lipno and 44 km (27 mi) east of Toruń.

Gmina Lipno is a rural gmina in Lipno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Lipno, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.

Gmina Mochowo is a rural gmina in Sierpc County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Mochowo, which lies approximately 12 kilometres south-west of Sierpc and 115 km north-west of Warsaw.

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Czermno, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland

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Franciszkowo, Lipno County Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland

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Grabówiec, Lipno County Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland

Grabówiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skępe, within Lipno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Skępe, 17 km (11 mi) east of Lipno, and 58 km (36 mi) east of Toruń.

Huta, Lipno County Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland

Huta is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skępe, within Lipno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Skępe, 16 km (10 mi) south-east of Lipno, and 58 km (36 mi) south-east of Toruń.

Józefkowo, Lipno County Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland

Józefkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skępe, within Lipno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Skępe, 11 km (7 mi) east of Lipno, and 52 km (32 mi) south-east of Toruń.

Łąkie, Lipno County Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland

Łąkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skępe, within Lipno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Skępe, 15 km (9 mi) east of Lipno, and 53 km (33 mi) east of Toruń.

Ławiczek Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland

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Narutowo Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland

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Pokrzywnik, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland

Pokrzywnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skępe, within Lipno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Skępe, 10 km (6 mi) east of Lipno, and 51 km (32 mi) south-east of Toruń.

Wólka, Lipno County Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Poland

Wólka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skępe, within Lipno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Skępe, 18 km (11 mi) east of Lipno, and 57 km (35 mi) east of Toruń.

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