Gmina Bartniczka is a rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Brodnica County

Brodnica County

Brodnica County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 Brodnica,...

, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

-Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea...

, in north-central Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. Its seat is the village of Bartniczka

Bartniczka

Bartniczka is a village in Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Bartniczka. It lies approximately east of Brodnica and east of Toruń....

, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) east of Brodnica

Brodnica

Brodnica is a town in northern Poland with 27,400 inhabitants . Previously part of Toruń Voivodeship [a province], from 1975 to 1998, Brodnica has been situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999...

 and 70 km (43 mi) east of Toruń

Torun

Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus....

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The gmina covers an area of 83.35 square kilometres (32.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,570.

The gmina contains part of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/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...

 called Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park

Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park

Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park is a protected area in north-central Poland, established in 1990, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Bartniczka contains the villages and settlements of Bartniczka

Bartniczka

Bartniczka is a village in Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Bartniczka. It lies approximately east of Brodnica and east of Toruń....

, Belfort

Belfort, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Belfort is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartniczka, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies east of Brodnica and east of Toruń.The village has a population of 240.-References:...

, Długi Most, Gołkówko, Grążawy

Grazawy

Grążawy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartniczka, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Bartniczka, east of Brodnica, and east of Toruń....

, Gutowo

Gutowo, Brodnica County

Gutowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartniczka, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.The village has a population of 365.-References:...

, Igliczyzna

Igliczyzna

Igliczyzna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartniczka, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies south-east of Brodnica and east of Toruń.The village has a population of 90.-References:...

, Iły, Jastrzębie

Jastrzebie, Brodnica County

Jastrzębie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartniczka, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Bartniczka, south-east of Brodnica, and east of Toruń....

, Komorowo

Komorowo, Brodnica County

Komorowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartniczka, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.The village has a population of 416.-References:...

, Koziary

Koziary, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Koziary is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartniczka, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Bartniczka, east of Brodnica, and north-east of Toruń....

, Łaszewo, Nowa Igliczyzna

Nowa Igliczyzna

Nowa Igliczyzna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartniczka, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies south-east of Brodnica and east of Toruń.The village has a population of 29....

, Nowe Świerczyny

Nowe Swierczyny

Nowe Świerczyny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartniczka, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.The village has a population of 291.-References:...

, Radoszki

Radoszki, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Radoszki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartniczka, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.The village has a population of 800.-References:...

, Samin

Samin, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Samin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartniczka, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.The village has a population of 113.-References:...

, Skrobacja

Skrobacja

Skrobacja is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartniczka, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

, Sokołowo, Stare Świerczyny

Stare Swierczyny

Stare Świerczyny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartniczka, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.The village has a population of 248.-References:...

, Świerczynki

Swierczynki, Brodnica County

Świerczynki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartniczka, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.The village has a population of 120.-References:...

, Wilamowo

Wilamowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Wilamowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartniczka, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

 and Zdroje

Zdroje, Brodnica County

Zdroje is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartniczka, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Bartniczka, east of Brodnica, and east of Toruń....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Bartniczka is bordered by the gminas of Brodnica

Gmina Brodnica, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

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

, Brzozie

Gmina Brzozie

Gmina Brzozie is a rural gmina in Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Brzozie, which lies approximately north-east of Brodnica and north-east of Toruń....

, Górzno

Gmina Górzno, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Gmina Górzno is an urban-rural gmina in Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Górzno, which lies approximately east of Brodnica and east of Toruń....

, Lidzbark

Gmina Lidzbark

Gmina Lidzbark is an urban-rural gmina in Działdowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Lidzbark, which lies approximately west of Działdowo and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn...

 and Świedziebnia

Gmina Swiedziebnia

Gmina Świedziebnia is a rural gmina in Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Świedziebnia, which lies approximately south-east of Brodnica and east of Toruń....

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