Gmina Gardeja 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 Kwidzyn County

Kwidzyn County

Kwidzyn County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern 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 Kwidzyn, which lies south...

, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Pomeranian Voivodeship

Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River...

, in northern 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 Gardeja

Gardeja

Gardeja is a village in Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Gardeja. It lies approximately south of Kwidzyn and south of the regional capital Gdańsk.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see...

, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Kwidzyn

Kwidzyn

Kwidzyn is a town in northern Poland on the Liwa river, with 40,008 inhabitants . It has been a part of the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously in the Elbląg Voivodeship . It is the capital of Kwidzyn County.-History:...

 and 87 km (54 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk

Gdansk

Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...

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The gmina covers an area of 192.98 square kilometres (74.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,223.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Gardeja is bordered by the town of Kwidzyn

Kwidzyn

Kwidzyn is a town in northern Poland on the Liwa river, with 40,008 inhabitants . It has been a part of the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously in the Elbląg Voivodeship . It is the capital of Kwidzyn County.-History:...

 and by the gminas of Kisielice

Gmina Kisielice

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

, Kwidzyn

Gmina Kwidzyn

Gmina Kwidzyn is a rural gmina in Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kwidzyn, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, Łasin, Prabuty

Gmina Prabuty

Gmina Prabuty is an urban-rural gmina in Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Prabuty, which lies approximately east of Kwidzyn and south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Rogóźno

Gmina Rogozno

Gmina Rogoźno is an urban-rural gmina in Oborniki County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Rogoźno, which lies approximately north-east of Oborniki and north of the regional capital Poznań....

 and Sadlinki

Gmina Sadlinki

Gmina Sadlinki is a rural gmina in Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Sadlinki, which lies approximately south-west of Kwidzyn and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

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Villages

The gmina contains the following villages having the status of sołectwo: Bądki

Badki, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Bądki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Gardeja, south-east of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Cygany

Cygany, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Cygany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gardeja, south-east of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Czarne Dolne

Czarne Dolne

Czarne Dolne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Gardeja, south-east of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Czarne Górne

Czarne Górne

Czarne Górne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Gardeja, south-east of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Czarne Małe (sołectwos: Czarne Małe I and Czarne Małe II), Gardeja

Gardeja

Gardeja is a village in Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Gardeja. It lies approximately south of Kwidzyn and south of the regional capital Gdańsk.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see...

 (sołectwos: Gardeja, Gardeja II, Gardeja III and Gradeja IV), Jaromierz

Jaromierz, Kwidzyn County

Jaromierz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gardeja, south-east of Kwidzyn, and south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Klasztorek

Klasztorek

Klasztorek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gardeja, south-east of Kwidzyn, and south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Krzykosy

Krzykosy, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Krzykosy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gardeja, south-east of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Morawy

Morawy, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Morawy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gardeja, east of Kwidzyn, and south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Nowa Wioska

Nowa Wioska, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Nowa Wioska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gardeja, south-east of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Otłowiec, Otłówko, Otoczyn

Otoczyn

Otoczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gardeja, east of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Pawłowo, Rozajny

Rozajny

Rozajny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gardeja, south-east of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Trumieje

Trumieje

Trumieje is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Gardeja, south-east of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Wandowo

Wandowo, Kwidzyn County

Wandowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gardeja, south-east of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Wracławek and Zebrdowo

Zebrdowo

Zebrdowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gardeja, south of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

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Other villages and settlements include: Albertowo

Albertowo

Albertowo is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gardeja, east of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Czachówek

Czachówek, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Czachówek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Gardeja, south-east of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Dębno

Debno, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Dębno is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Gardeja, south of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Hermanowo

Hermanowo, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Hermanowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Gardeja, south of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Jurki

Jurki, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Jurki is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gardeja, south-east of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Kalmuzy

Kalmuzy

Kalmuzy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Gardeja, south of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Karolewo

Karolewo, Kwidzyn County

Karolewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Gardeja, south of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Klasztorne

Klasztorne, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Klasztorne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gardeja, south-east of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Klecewo

Klecewo, Kwidzyn County

Klecewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Gardeja, south-east of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Międzylesie

Miedzylesie, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Międzylesie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gardeja, east of Kwidzyn, and south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Olszówka

Olszówka, Kwidzyn County

Olszówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Gardeja, south of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Osadniki

Osadniki

Osadniki is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Gardeja, south of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Podegrodzie

Podegrodzie, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Podegrodzie is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Gardeja, south of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Przęsławek, Rozajny Małe, Szczepkowo

Szczepkowo, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Szczepkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gardeja, south-east of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

 and Wilkowo

Wilkowo, Kwidzyn County

Wilkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gardeja, within Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Gardeja, south-east of Kwidzyn, and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

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