Gmina Odolanów 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 Ostrów Wielkopolski County

Ostrów Wielkopolski County

Ostrów Wielkopolski 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 Ostrów...

, 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 Odolanów

Odolanów

Odolanów is a town in the Greater Poland Voivodeship of Poland, about 10 km south-west from Ostrów Wielkopolski, with over 5000 inhabitants.-History:...

, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Ostrów Wielkopolski

Ostrów Wielkopolski

Ostrów Wielkopolski is a town in central Poland with 72,360 inhabitants , situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship; the seat of Ostrów Wielkopolski County.-History:Recently, a small fortified dwelling dating from the 10th century was discovered on the north-east side of...

 and 106 km (66 mi) south-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...

.

The gmina covers an area of 136.03 square kilometres (52.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,867 (out of which the population of Odolanów amounts to 4,960, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 8,907).

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 Barycz Valley Landscape Park

Barycz Valley Landscape Park

Barycz Valley Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland. Established in 1996, it covers an area of ....

.

Villages

Apart from the town of Odolanów, Gmina Odolanów contains the villages and settlements of Baby

Baby, Gmina Odolanów

Baby is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Odolanów, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Odolanów, south of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.The village has a...

, Biadaszki

Biadaszki, Ostrów Wielkopolski County

Biadaszki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Odolanów, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Odolanów, south-west of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

, Boników

Boników

Boników is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Odolanów, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Odolanów, south of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.The village has a...

, Garki, Gliśnica

Glisnica, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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

, Gorzyce Małe, Grochowiska

Grochowiska, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Grochowiska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Odolanów, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Odolanów, south of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

, Huta

Huta, Ostrów Wielkopolski County

Huta is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Odolanów, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Odolanów, south of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

, Kaczory

Kaczory, Ostrów Wielkopolski County

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

, Kuroch

Kuroch, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Kuroch is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Odolanów, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Odolanów, west of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

, Lipiny

Lipiny, Ostrów Wielkopolski County

Lipiny is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Odolanów, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Nabyszyce

Nabyszyce

Nabyszyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Odolanów, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Odolanów, south-west of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.The village...

, Nadstawki

Nadstawki

Nadstawki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Odolanów, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Odolanów, south-east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

, Papiernia

Papiernia, Ostrów Wielkopolski County

Papiernia is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Odolanów, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Raczyce

Raczyce, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Raczyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Odolanów, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Odolanów, south-west of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.The...

, Świeca

Swieca, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Świeca is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Odolanów, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Odolanów, south of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

, Tarchały Małe, Tarchały Wielkie, Trzcieliny

Trzcieliny, Gmina Odolanów

Trzcieliny is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Odolanów, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Uciechów

Uciechów, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Uciechów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Odolanów, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Odolanów, south-west of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.The village has...

, Wierzbno

Wierzbno, Ostrów Wielkopolski County

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

 and Wisławka.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Odolanów is bordered by the town of Sulmierzyce

Sulmierzyce

Sulmierzyce is a town in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, located southeast of Poznań, at .It is the birthplace of famous Polish poet Sebastian Klonowic....

 and by the gminas of Milicz

Gmina Milicz

Gmina Milicz is an urban-rural gmina in Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Milicz, which lies approximately north of the regional capital Wrocław....

, Ostrów Wielkopolski

Gmina Ostrów Wielkopolski

Gmina Ostrów Wielkopolski is a rural gmina in Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland...

, Przygodzice

Gmina Przygodzice

Gmina Przygodzice is a rural gmina in Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Przygodzice, which lies approximately south of the town of Ostrów Wielkopolski....

 and Sośnie

Gmina Sosnie

Gmina Sośnie is a rural gmina in Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sośnie, which lies approximately south of Ostrów Wielkopolski and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...

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