Gmina Barwice is an urban-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 Szczecinek County

Szczecinek County

Szczecinek County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western 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 Szczecinek,...

, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

West Pomeranian Voivodeship

West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...

, in north-western 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 town of Barwice

Barwice

Barwice is a town in Poland, in West Pomeranian Voivodship, in Szczecinek County.-Geographics:The town is located on the Baltic Uplands in Farther Pomerania at an altitude of about 150 to 180 meters above sea level within the upper region of the river Persante. 20 kilometers further south the...

, which lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Szczecinek

Szczecinek

Szczecinek [] is a city in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland with some 39,777 inhabitants . Previously in Koszalin Voivodeship , it has been the capital of Szczecinek County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999...

 and 122 km (76 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin

Szczecin

Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....

.

The gmina covers an area of 258.89 square kilometres (100 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,897 (out of which the population of Barwice amounts to 3,838, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,059).

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 Drawsko Landscape Park

Drawsko Landscape Park

Drawsko Landscape Park is a protected area in north-western Poland, established in 1979, covering an area of ....

.

Villages

Apart from the town of Barwice, Gmina Barwice contains the villages and settlements of Bącki

Bącki

Bącki is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Białowąs

Białowąs

Białowąs is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Barwice, north-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Bierzkowo

Bierzkowo

Bierzkowo is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Borzęcino

Borzęcino, Gmina Barwice

Borzęcino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania....

, Brzeźno

Brzeźno, Gmina Barwice

Brzeźno is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Chłopówko

Chłopówko, Szczecinek County

Chłopówko is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Chłopowo

Chłopowo, Szczecinek County

Chłopowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Chwalimka

Chwalimka

Chwalimka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Barwice, north-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was...

, Chwalimki

Chwalimki

Chwalimki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Cybulino

Cybulino, Szczecinek County

Cybulino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Dobrzycko

Dobrzycko

Dobrzycko is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Barwice, north-west of Szczecinek, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area...

, Gąski

Gąski, Szczecinek County

Gąski is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Barwice, north-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Gonne Małe

Gonne Małe

Gonne Małe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania....

, Górki

Górki, Szczecinek County

Górki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Grabiążek

Grabiążek

Grabiążek is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Gwiazdowo

Gwiazdowo, Szczecinek County

Gwiazdowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania....

, Jadwigowo

Jadwigowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Jadwigowo is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Jagielnik

Jagielnik, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Jagielnik is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Barwice, north-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Jeziorki

Jeziorki, Szczecinek County

Jeziorki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Kaźmierzewo

Kaźmierzewo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kaźmierzewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Kłodzino

Kłodzino, Szczecinek County

Kłodzino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania....

, Knyki

Knyki

Knyki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania....

, Kobacz

Kobacz

Kobacz is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Kobuz

Kobuz, Szczecinek County

Kobuz is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Kołątek

Kołątek

Kołątek is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Kolonia Łęknica

Kolonia Łęknica

Kolonia Łęknica is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was...

, Kolonia Przybkowo

Kolonia Przybkowo

Kolonia Przybkowo is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was...

, Kolonia Sulikowo

Kolonia Sulikowo

Kolonia Sulikowo is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Koprzywienko

Koprzywienko

Koprzywienko is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Koprzywno

Koprzywno

Koprzywno is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Korzec

Korzec, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Korzec is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Krzyka

Krzyka

Krzyka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Krzywolas

Krzywolas

Krzywolas is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Łęknica

Łęknica, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Łęknica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

, Liwiec

Liwiec, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Liwiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Luboradza

Luboradza

Luboradza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Lubostronie

Lubostronie

Lubostronie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Niemierzyno

Niemierzyno, Szczecinek County

Niemierzyno is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania....

, Nowa Łęknica

Nowa Łęknica

Nowa Łęknica is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Nowe Koprzywno

Nowe Koprzywno

Nowe Koprzywno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania....

, Nowy Chwalim

Nowy Chwalim

Nowy Chwalim is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland....

, Nowy Grabiąż

Nowy Grabiąż

Nowy Grabiąż is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Ostropole

Ostropole

Ostropole is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Ostrowąsy

Ostrowąsy, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Ostrowąsy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Parchlino

Parchlino

Parchlino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Piaski

Piaski, Szczecinek County

Piaski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Polne

Polne, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Polne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Przybkówko

Przybkówko

Przybkówko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Smaga

Smaga

Smaga is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Śmilcz

Śmilcz

Śmilcz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Stare Koprzywno

Stare Koprzywno

Stare Koprzywno is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Stary Chwalim

Stary Chwalim

Stary Chwalim is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Stary Grabiąż

Stary Grabiąż

Stary Grabiąż is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Sulikowo

Sulikowo, Szczecinek County

Sulikowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Świerk

Świerk, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Świerk is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Tarmno

Tarmno

Tarmno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Trzemienko

Trzemienko

Trzemienko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania....

, Uradz

Uradz

Uradz is the online classified ads website. You can sale and purchase products online.Uradz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Barwice, west of...

, Weje

Weje, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Weje is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Wojsławiec

Wojsławiec, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Wojsławiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania....

, Żdżar

Żdżar, Szczecinek County

Żdżar is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

 and Żytnik.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Barwice is bordered by the gminas of Borne Sulinowo

Gmina Borne Sulinowo

Gmina Borne Sulinowo is an urban-rural gmina in Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland...

, Czaplinek

Gmina Czaplinek

Gmina Czaplinek is an urban-rural gmina in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Czaplinek, which lies approximately east of Drawsko Pomorskie and east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Grzmiąca

Gmina Grzmiaca

Gmina Grzmiąca is a rural gmina in Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Grzmiąca, which lies approximately north-west of Szczecinek and east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Połczyn-Zdrój, Szczecinek

Gmina Szczecinek

Gmina Szczecinek is a rural gmina in Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Szczecinek, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

 and Tychowo

Gmina Tychowo

Gmina Tychowo is an urban-rural gmina in Białogard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Tychowo, which lies approximately south-east of Białogard and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...

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