| Gmina Tomaszów Lubelski Tomaszów Lubelski Commune | |
|---|---|
| Gmina | |
| Coordinates(Tomaszów Lubelski): 50°27′N23°25′E / 50.450°N 23.417°E Coordinates: 50°27′N23°25′E / 50.450°N 23.417°E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Tomaszów Lubelski |
| Seat | Tomaszów Lubelski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 170.78 km2 (65.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 [1] ) | |
| • Total | 11,285 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Gmina Tomaszów Lubelski is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Tomaszów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Tomaszów Lubelski, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
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".
Tomaszów Lubelski County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Tomaszów Lubelski, which lies 107 kilometres (66 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin. The only other towns in the county are Tyszowce, lying 28 km (17 mi) north-east of Tomaszów, and Łaszczów, lying 25 km (16 mi) east of Tomaszów.
Lublin Voivodeship, or Lublin Province, is a voivodeship, or province, located in southeastern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Lublin, Chełm, Zamość, Biała Podlaska and (partially) Tarnobrzeg and Siedlce Voivodeships, pursuant to Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after its largest city and regional capital, Lublin, and its territory is made of four historical lands: the western part of the voivodeship, with Lublin itself, belongs to Lesser Poland, the eastern part of Lublin Area belongs to Red Ruthenia, and the northeast belongs to Polesie and Podlasie.
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The gmina covers an area of 170.78 square kilometres (65.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 10,886 (11,285 in 2013).
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Krasnobród 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.
Krasnobród Landscape Park is a protected area in eastern Poland, established in 1988 below the town of Krasnobród and covering an area of 93.90 square kilometres (36.25 sq mi). It is one of four landscape parks in the Roztocze region.
