Gmina Boleszkowice
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Gmina Boleszkowice is a rural gmina
(administrative district) in Myślibórz County
, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
, in north-western Poland
, on the German
border. Its seat is the village of Boleszkowice
, which lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) south-west of Myślibórz
and 78 km (48 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin
.
The gmina has a population of 2,899 as of 2006, spread over an area of 129.92 square kilometres (50.2 sq mi).
The gmina contains part of the protected area
called Ujście Warty Landscape Park
.
, Chlewice
, Chwarszczany
, Gudzisz
, Kaleńsko
, Namyślin
, Porzecze
, Reczyce
, Wielopole
, Wierutno
, Wysoka
and Wyszyna
.
and by the gminas of Dębno
and Mieszkowice
. It also borders Germany
.
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 Myślibórz County
Myslibórz County
Myślibórz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship . 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...
, on the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
border. Its seat is the village of Boleszkowice
Boleszkowice, Myślibórz County
Boleszkowice is a village in Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Boleszkowice. It lies approximately south-west of Myślibórz and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area...
, which lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) south-west of Myślibórz
Myslibórz
Myślibórz is a city in north-west Poland, in West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is the capital of the Powiat of Myślibórz...
and 78 km (48 mi) south 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 has a population of 2,899 as of 2006, spread over an area of 129.92 square kilometres (50.2 sq mi).
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 Ujście Warty Landscape Park
Ujscie Warty Landscape Park
Ujście Warty Landscape Park, also, Warta River Mouth Landscape Park, is a protected area in western Poland, along the lower stretches of the Warta river as it approaches its confluence with the Odra...
.
Villages
Gmina Boleszkowice contains the villages and settlements of BoleszkowiceBoleszkowice, Myślibórz County
Boleszkowice is a village in Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Boleszkowice. It lies approximately south-west of Myślibórz and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area...
, Chlewice
Chlewice, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Chlewice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boleszkowice, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south-west of Boleszkowice, south-west of Myślibórz, and south of the regional capital...
, Chwarszczany
Chwarszczany
Chwarszczany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boleszkowice, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies on the river Myśla, approximately south-east of Boleszkowice, south-west of Myślibórz, and south of...
, Gudzisz
Gudzisz
Gudzisz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boleszkowice, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south-east of Boleszkowice, south-west of Myślibórz, and south of the regional capital...
, Kaleńsko
Kaleńsko
Kaleńsko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boleszkowice, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south of Boleszkowice, south-west of Myślibórz, and south of the regional capital...
, Namyślin
Namyślin
Namyślin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boleszkowice, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south of Boleszkowice, south-west of Myślibórz, and south of the regional capital...
, Porzecze
Porzecze, Myślibórz County
Porzecze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boleszkowice, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south-west of Boleszkowice, south-west of Myślibórz, and south of the regional capital...
, Reczyce
Reczyce, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Reczyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boleszkowice, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....
, Wielopole
Wielopole, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Wielopole is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Boleszkowice, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately west of Boleszkowice, south-west of Myślibórz, and south of the regional capital...
, Wierutno
Wierutno
Wierutno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boleszkowice, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-west of Boleszkowice, south-west of Myślibórz, and south of the regional capital...
, Wysoka
Wysoka, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Wysoka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boleszkowice, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-east of Boleszkowice, south-west of Myślibórz, and south of the regional capital...
and Wyszyna
Wyszyna, Myślibórz County
Wyszyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boleszkowice, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-east of Boleszkowice, south-west of Myślibórz, and south of the regional capital...
.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Boleszkowice is bordered by the town of Kostrzyn nad OdrąKostrzyn nad Odra
Kostrzyn nad Odrą is a town in western Poland, at the confluence of the Oder and Warta rivers, on the border with Germany. Located in the Lubusz Voivodeship, in Gorzów County, it had 19,952 inhabitants as of 2007.- History :...
and by the gminas of Dębno
Gmina Debno, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Gmina Dębno is an urban-rural gmina in Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Dębno, which lies approximately south-west of Myślibórz and south of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
and Mieszkowice
Gmina Mieszkowice
Gmina Mieszkowice is an urban-rural gmina in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border...
. It also borders Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.