Gmina Kiszkowo 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 Gniezno County

Gniezno County

Gniezno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central 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 Gniezno, which lies...

, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Greater Poland Voivodeship

Wielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...

, in west-central 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 Kiszkowo

Kiszkowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Kiszkowo is a village in Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kiszkowo. It lies approximately west of Gniezno and north-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, which lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Gniezno

Gniezno

Gniezno is a city in central-western Poland, some 50 km east of Poznań, inhabited by about 70,000 people. One of the Piasts' chief cities, it was mentioned by 10th century A.D. sources as the capital of Piast Poland however the first capital of Piast realm was most likely Giecz built around...

 and 32 km (20 mi) north-east of the regional capital Poznań

Poznan

Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...

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The gmina covers an area of 114.58 square kilometres (44.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,235.
It includes the village of Dąbrówka Kościelna

Dabrówka Koscielna, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Dąbrówka Kościelna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiszkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland...

, whose church has for centuries been a destination for Roman Catholic pilgrims

Pilgrimage

A pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...

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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 Puszcza Zielonka Landscape Park

Puszcza Zielonka Landscape Park

Puszcza Zielonka Landscape Park is a protected area situated to the north-east of the city of Poznań in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. It was set up in 1993 and covers an area of . It is made up of parts of the gminas of Czerwonak, Kiszkowo, Murowana Goślina, Pobiedziska and Skoki...

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Villages

Gmina Kiszkowo contains the villages and settlements of Berkowo

Berkowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Berkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiszkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.The village has a population of 100.-References:...

, Brudzewko

Brudzewko

Brudzewko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiszkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Kiszkowo, west of Gniezno, and north-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Charzewo

Charzewo

Charzewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiszkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.The village has a population of 500.-References:...

, Dąbrówka Kościelna

Dabrówka Koscielna, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Dąbrówka Kościelna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiszkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland...

, Darmoszewo

Darmoszewo

Darmoszewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiszkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Głębokie, Gniewkowo

Gniewkowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Gniewkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiszkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Kiszkowo, west of Gniezno, and north-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Imiołki, Kamionek

Kamionek, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Kamionek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiszkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Karczewko

Karczewko, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Karczewko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiszkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Kiszkowo, west of Gniezno, and north-east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

, Karczewo

Karczewo, Gniezno County

Karczewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiszkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Kiszkowo, west of Gniezno, and north-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Kiszkowo

Kiszkowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Kiszkowo is a village in Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kiszkowo. It lies approximately west of Gniezno and north-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Łagiewniki Kościelne, Łubowice, Łubowiczki, Myszki

Myszki, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Myszki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiszkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Kiszkowo, west of Gniezno, and north-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Olekszyn

Olekszyn

Olekszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiszkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Kiszkowo, north-west of Gniezno, and north-east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

, Rybieniec

Rybieniec, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Rybieniec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiszkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Kiszkowo, north-west of Gniezno, and north-east of the regional capital Poznań.The village has a population of...

, Rybno

Rybno, Gniezno County

Rybno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiszkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Kiszkowo, west of Gniezno, and north-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Skrzetuszewo

Skrzetuszewo

Skrzetuszewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiszkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Kiszkowo, west of Gniezno, and north-east of the regional capital Poznań.The village has a population of...

, Sławno, Sroczyn

Sroczyn

Sroczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiszkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Kiszkowo, west of Gniezno, and north-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Turostówko

Turostówko

Turostówko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiszkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Kiszkowo, west of Gniezno, and north-east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

, Turostowo

Turostowo

Turostowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiszkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Kiszkowo, west of Gniezno, and north-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Ujazd

Ujazd, Gniezno County

Ujazd is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiszkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Kiszkowo, west of Gniezno, and north-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Węgorzewo

Wegorzewo, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Węgorzewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kiszkowo, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Kiszkowo, west of Gniezno, and north-east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

 and Wola Łagiewnicka.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kiszkowo is bordered by the gminas of Kłecko, Łubowo, Murowana Goślina

Gmina Murowana Goslina

Gmina Murowana Goślina is an urban-rural gmina in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Murowana Goślina, which lies approximately north of the regional capital Poznań. The gmina consists of Murowana Goślina and the countryside and villages...

, Pobiedziska

Gmina Pobiedziska

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

 and Skoki

Gmina Skoki

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

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