Gmina Biesiekierz 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 Koszalin County

Koszalin County

Koszalin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...

, 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 village of Biesiekierz

Biesiekierz

Biesiekierz is a village in Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Biesiekierz. It lies approximately south-west of Koszalin and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Koszalin

Koszalin

Koszalin ; is the largest city of Middle Pomerania in north-western Poland. It is located 12 km south of the Baltic Sea coast. Koszalin is also a county-status city and capital of Koszalin County of West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999...

 and 125 km (78 mi) north-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....

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The gmina covers an area of 116.87 square kilometres (45.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,439.

Villages

Gmina Biesiekierz contains the villages and settlements of Biesiekierz

Biesiekierz

Biesiekierz is a village in Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Biesiekierz. It lies approximately south-west of Koszalin and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

, Cieszyn

Cieszyn, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

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

, Gniazdowo

Gniazdowo, Koszalin County

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

, Kotłowo, Kraśnik Koszaliński

Krasnik Koszalinski

Kraśnik Koszaliński is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biesiekierz, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Biesiekierz, south-west of Koszalin, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the...

, Laski Koszalińskie

Laski Koszalinskie

Laski Koszalińskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biesiekierz, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Biesiekierz, south-west of Koszalin, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the...

, Nosowo

Nosowo, Koszalin County

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

, Nowe Bielice

Nowe Bielice, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Nowe Bielice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biesiekierz, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Biesiekierz, south-west of Koszalin, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the...

, Parnówko

Parnówko

Parnówko is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Biesiekierz, within Koszalin 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....

, Parnowo

Parnowo

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

, Parsowo

Parsowo

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

, Rutkowo

Rutkowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Rutkowo is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Biesiekierz, within Koszalin 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....

, Stare Bielice

Stare Bielice, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Stare Bielice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biesiekierz, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Biesiekierz, west of Koszalin, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area...

, Starki

Starki

Starki is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Biesiekierz, within Koszalin 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....

, Świeminko

Swieminko

Świeminko is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Biesiekierz, within Koszalin 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....

, Świemino

Swiemino

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

, Tatów

Tatów

Tatów is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Biesiekierz, within Koszalin 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....

, Warnino

Warnino, Koszalin County

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

 and Witolubie

Witolubie

Witolubie is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Biesiekierz, within Koszalin 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....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Biesiekierz is bordered by the city of Koszalin

Koszalin

Koszalin ; is the largest city of Middle Pomerania in north-western Poland. It is located 12 km south of the Baltic Sea coast. Koszalin is also a county-status city and capital of Koszalin County of West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999...

 and by the gminas of Będzino

Gmina Bedzino

Gmina Będzino is a rural gmina in Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Będzino, which lies approximately west of Koszalin and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Białogard, Karlino

Gmina Karlino

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

 and Świeszyno

Gmina Swieszyno

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

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