| Gmina Sośno Sośno Commune | ||
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| Coordinates(Sośno): 53°23′23″N17°41′11″E / 53.38972°N 17.68639°E Coordinates: 53°23′23″N17°41′11″E / 53.38972°N 17.68639°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian | |
| County | Sępólno | |
| Seat | Sośno | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 162.76 km2 (62.84 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 5,095 | |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) | |
| Website | http://www.sosno.ug.gov.pl | |
Gmina Sośno is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sośno, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Sępólno Krajeńskie and 37 km (23 mi) north-west of Bydgoszcz.
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".
Sępólno 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 Sępólno Krajeńskie, which lies 49 km (30 mi) north-west of Bydgoszcz and 86 km (53 mi) north-west of Toruń. The county also contains the towns of Więcbork, lying 11 km (7 mi) south of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and Kamień Krajeński, 10 km (6 mi) north of Sępólno Krajeńskie.
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 162.76 square kilometres (62.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,095.
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Krajna 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.
Krajna Landscape Park is a protected area in the Krajna region of north-central Poland. The Park was established in 1998, and covers an area of 543.95 square kilometres (210.02 sq mi).
