Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski 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 Czarnków-Trzcianka County

Czarnków-Trzcianka County

Czarnków-Trzcianka 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 is the town of Czarnków,...

, 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 town of Krzyż Wielkopolski

Krzyz Wielkopolski

Krzyż Wielkopolski is a town in Poland, with 6,317 inhabitants in Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodship. It is an important railroad junction, with two major lines crossing there - the Berlin - Bydgoszcz and Poznań - Szczecin connections...

, which lies approximately 38 kilometres (24 mi) west of Czarnków

Czarnków

Czarnków is a town in Poland in Czarnków-Trzcianka County in Greater Poland Voivodeship, previously in Piła Voivodeship . It has 12,000 inhabitants.The town lies on the Noteć river...

 and 82 km (51 mi) north-west 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 174.56 square kilometres (67.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,791 (out of which the population of Krzyż Wielkopolski amounts to 6,283, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 2,508).

Villages

Apart from the town of Krzyż Wielkopolski, Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski contains the villages and settlements of Brzegi

Brzegi, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Brzegi is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Krzyż Wielkopolski, west of Czarnków, and north-west of the regional capital Poznań.The...

, Huta Szklana

Huta Szklana, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Huta Szklana is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Krzyż Wielkopolski, west of Czarnków, and north-west of the regional capital...

, Kuźnica Żelichowska

Kuznica Zelichowska

Kuźnica Żelichowska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Krzyż Wielkopolski, west of Czarnków, and north-west of the regional capital...

, Łokacz Mały, Łokacz Wielki, Lubcz Mały, Lubcz Wielki

Lubcz Wielki

Lubcz Wielki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Krzyż Wielkopolski, west of Czarnków, and north-west of the regional capital...

, Nowe Bielice

Nowe Bielice, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Nowe Bielice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Krzyż Wielkopolski, west of Czarnków, and north-west of the regional capital...

, Pestkownica

Pestkownica

Pestkownica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Przesieki

Przesieki

Przesieki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Krzyż Wielkopolski, west of Czarnków, and north-west of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

, Rzeczyn

Rzeczyn, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Rzeczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Wizany

Wizany

Wizany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Krzyż Wielkopolski, west of Czarnków, and north-west of the regional capital...

, Zacisze

Zacisze, Czarnków-Trzcianka County

Zacisze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

 and Żelichowo

Zelichowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Żelichowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski is bordered by the gminas of Człopa, Dobiegniew

Gmina Dobiegniew

Gmina Dobiegniew is an urban-rural gmina in Strzelce-Drezdenko County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the town of Dobiegniew, which lies approximately north-east of Strzelce Krajeńskie and north-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...

, Drawsko

Gmina Drawsko

Gmina Drawsko is a rural gmina in Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Drawsko, which lies approximately west of Czarnków and north-west of the regional capital Poznań.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Drezdenko

Gmina Drezdenko

Gmina Drezdenko is an urban-rural gmina in Strzelce-Drezdenko County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the town of Drezdenko, which lies approximately east of Strzelce Krajeńskie and east of Gorzów Wielkopolski....

 and Wieleń

Gmina Wielen

Gmina Wieleń is an urban-rural gmina in Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland...

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