Gmina Kruszwica 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 Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

-Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea...

, in north-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 town of Kruszwica

Kruszwica

Kruszwica is a town in central Poland and is situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship , previously in Bydgoszcz Voivodeship .It has a population of 9,412 people .-History:...

, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south of Inowrocław and 44 km (27 mi) south-west of Toruń

Torun

Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus....

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The gmina covers an area of 262.19 square kilometres (101.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 19,971 (out of which the population of Kruszwica amounts to 9,373, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 10,598).

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 Gopło Landscape Park.

Villages

Apart from the town of Kruszwica, Gmina Kruszwica contains the villages and settlements of Arturowo

Arturowo

Arturowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

, Baranowo

Baranowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Baranowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

, Bródzki

Bródzki

Bródzki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Kruszwica, south-east of Inowrocław, and south of Toruń.-References:...

, Brześć

Brzesc, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Brześć is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Kruszwica, south-east of Inowrocław, and south of Toruń....

, Cykowo

Cykowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Cykowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Kruszwica, south of Inowrocław, and south-west of Toruń.-References:...

, Giżewo

Gizewo

Giżewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

, Głębokie, Gustawowo

Gustawowo

Gustawowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Kruszwica, south of Inowrocław, south-west of Toruń, and south of Bydgoszcz.-References:...

, Janikowo

Janikowo, Gmina Kruszwica

Janikowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Kruszwica, south of Inowrocław, south-west of Toruń, and south of Bydgoszcz.-References:...

, Janocin

Janocin

Janocin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

, Karczyn

Karczyn, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Karczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Kruszwica, south-east of Inowrocław, and south-west of Toruń....

, Kraszyce

Kraszyce

Kraszyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

, Łagiewniki, Maszenice

Maszenice

Maszenice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

, Mietlica

Mietlica, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Mietlica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

, Morgi, Orpikowo

Orpikowo

Orpikowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Kruszwica, south of Inowrocław, and south of Toruń....

, Ostrówek, Przedbojewice

Przedbojewice

Przedbojewice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

, Różniaty

Rózniaty

Różniaty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Kruszwica, south of Inowrocław, south-west of Toruń, and south-east of Bydgoszcz.The village has a...

, Rzepiszyn

Rzepiszyn

Rzepiszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Kruszwica, south of Inowrocław, south-west of Toruń, and south of Bydgoszcz.-References:...

, Skotniki

Skotniki, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Skotniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

, Słabęcin, Tarnówko

Tarnówko, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Tarnówko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

, Witowice

Witowice, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Witowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Kruszwica, south-east of Inowrocław, and south of Toruń....

, Zaborowo, Żerniki and Żwanowice

Zwanowice

Żwanowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruszwica, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kruszwica is bordered by the gminas of Dąbrowa Biskupia

Gmina Dabrowa Biskupia

Gmina Dąbrowa Biskupia is a rural gmina in Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland...

, Dobre

Gmina Dobre, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Gmina Dobre is a rural gmina in Radziejów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Dobre, which lies approximately north of Radziejów and south of Toruń....

, Inowrocław, Jeziora Wielkie

Gmina Jeziora Wielkie

Gmina Jeziora Wielkie is a rural gmina in Mogilno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Jeziora Wielkie, which lies approximately south-east of Mogilno, south-west of Toruń, and south of Bydgoszcz.The gmina covers an area of , and as of...

, Piotrków Kujawski

Gmina Piotrków Kujawski

Gmina Piotrków Kujawski is an urban-rural gmina in Radziejów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland...

, Radziejów

Gmina Radziejów

Gmina Radziejów is a rural gmina in Radziejów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Radziejów, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, Skulsk

Gmina Skulsk

Gmina Skulsk is a rural gmina in Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Skulsk, which lies approximately north of Konin and east of the regional capital Poznań....

 and Strzelno

Gmina Strzelno

Gmina Strzelno, Poland, is an urban-rural gmina in Mogilno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland...

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