Gmina Chojna 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 Gryfino County

Gryfino County

Gryfino County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the German border. 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...

, 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 town of Chojna

Chojna

Chojna is a small town in western Poland in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It lies approximately 60 km south of Szczecin and participates in the Douzelage....

, which lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) south of Gryfino

Gryfino

Gryfino is a town in Pomerania, northwestern Poland with 22,500 inhabitants . It is also the capital of Gryfino County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship , previously in Szczecin Voivodeship ....

 and 52 km (32 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 covers an area of 332.89 square kilometres (128.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,960 (out of which the population of Chojna amounts to 7,187, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,773).

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 Cedynia Landscape Park

Cedynia Landscape Park

Cedynia Landscape Park is a protected area in north-western Poland, bordering Germany. It was established on 1 April 1993, by order of the governor of the then Szczecin Voivodeship. The Park covers an area of...

.

Villages

Apart from the town of Chojna, Gmina Chojna contains the villages and settlements of Bara

Bara, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Bara is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Barnkowo

Barnkowo

Barnkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Białęgi, Boguszczyn

Boguszczyn

Boguszczyn is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Brwice

Brwice

Brwice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately east of Chojna, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area...

, Czartoryja

Czartoryja, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Czartoryja is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately east of Chojna, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the...

, Drozdowo

Drozdowo, Gryfino County

Drozdowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Garnowo

Garnowo

Garnowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north of Chojna, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area...

, Godków

Godków, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Godków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south of Chojna, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area...

, Godków-Osiedle

Godków-Osiedle

Godków-Osiedle is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south of Chojna, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945...

, Grabowo

Grabowo, Gryfino County

Grabowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-west of Chojna, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the...

, Graniczna

Graniczna, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Graniczna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north of Chojna, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the...

, Grzybno

Grzybno, Gryfino County

Grzybno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-east of Chojna, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the...

, Jelenin

Jelenin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Jelenin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south-east of Chojna, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the...

, Jelonki

Jelonki, Gryfino County

Jelonki is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Kaliska

Kaliska, Gryfino County

Kaliska is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Kamienny Jaz

Kamienny Jaz

Kamienny Jaz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately east of Chojna, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the...

, Krajnik Dolny

Krajnik Dolny

Krajnik Dolny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-west of Chojna, south-west of Gryfino, and south-west of the regional capital...

, Krajnik Górny

Krajnik Górny

Krajnik Górny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-west of Chojna, south-west of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital...

, Krupin

Krupin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Krupin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Krzymów

Krzymów, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Krzymów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately west of Chojna, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area...

, Kuropatniki

Kuropatniki

Kuropatniki is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Łaziszcze, Lisie Pola

Lisie Pola

Lisie Pola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Lisie Pole

Lisie Pole

Lisie Pole is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north of Chojna, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the...

, Mętno

Metno

Mętno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south-west of Chojna, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the...

, Mętno Małe, Narost

Narost

Narost is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south-east of Chojna, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the...

, Nawodna

Nawodna

Nawodna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north of Chojna, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area...

, Ognica

Ognica, Gmina Chojna

Ognica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Ostrów

Ostrów, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Ostrów is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south-west of Chojna, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945...

, Pniewko

Pniewko, Gryfino County

Pniewko is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Przyciesie

Przyciesie

Przyciesie is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Raduń

Radun, Gryfino County

Raduń is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately west of Chojna, south-west of Gryfino, and south-west of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945...

, Rurka, Stoki

Stoki, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Stoki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately west of Chojna, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area...

, Strzelczyn

Strzelczyn

Strzelczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-east of Chojna, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945...

, Strzeszewko

Strzeszewko

Strzeszewko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Trzeszcze

Trzeszcze

Trzeszcze is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Wilcze

Wilcze, Gmina Chojna

Wilcze is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Wilkoszyce

Wilkoszyce

Wilkoszyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south-west of Chojna, south of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945...

 and Zatoń Dolna

Zaton Dolna

Zatoń Dolna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-west of Chojna, south-west of Gryfino, and south-west of the regional capital...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Chojna is bordered by the gminas of Banie

Gmina Banie

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

, Cedynia

Gmina Cedynia

Gmina Cedynia is an urban-rural gmina in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border...

, Mieszkowice

Gmina Mieszkowice

Gmina Mieszkowice is an urban-rural gmina in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border...

, Moryń

Gmina Moryn

Gmina Moryń is an urban-rural gmina in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Moryń, which lies approximately south of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Trzcińsko-Zdrój

Gmina Trzcinsko-Zdrój

Gmina Trzcińsko-Zdrój is an urban-rural gmina in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland...

 and Widuchowa

Gmina Widuchowa

Gmina Widuchowa is a 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...

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