Gmina Opatówek 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 Kalisz County

Kalisz County

Kalisz 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 city of Kalisz, although the city...

, 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 Opatówek

Opatówek

Opatówek is a village of 3,800 inhabitants situated 10 km southeast from Kalisz, county of Kalisz County in the province of Wielkopolska, Poland. The commune of Opatówek, including the village of Opatówek and 26 other villages, has about 10,000 inhabitants and is an agricultural and industrial...

 (population 3,800), which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of Kalisz

Kalisz

Kalisz is a city in central Poland with 106,857 inhabitants , the capital city of the Kalisz Region. Situated on the Prosna river in the southeastern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, the city forms a conurbation with the nearby towns of Ostrów Wielkopolski and Nowe Skalmierzyce...

 and 117 km (73 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...

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The gmina covers an area of 104.32 square kilometres (40.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 10,148.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Opatówek is bordered by the city of Kalisz

Kalisz

Kalisz is a city in central Poland with 106,857 inhabitants , the capital city of the Kalisz Region. Situated on the Prosna river in the southeastern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, the city forms a conurbation with the nearby towns of Ostrów Wielkopolski and Nowe Skalmierzyce...

 and by the gminas of Ceków-Kolonia

Gmina Ceków-Kolonia

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

, Godziesze Wielkie

Gmina Godziesze Wielkie

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

, Koźminek

Gmina Kozminek

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

, Szczytniki

Gmina Szczytniki

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

 and Żelazków

Gmina Zelazków

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

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Villages

The gmina contains the following villages: Bogumiłów, Borów

Borów, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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

, Chełmce, Cienia Druga

Cienia Druga

Cienia Druga is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatówek, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Opatówek, south-east of Kalisz, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

, Cienia Pierwsza

Cienia Pierwsza

Cienia Pierwsza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatówek, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Opatówek, south-east of Kalisz, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

, Cienia Trzecia

Cienia Trzecia

Cienia Trzecia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatówek, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Opatówek, south-east of Kalisz, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

, Cienia-Folwark

Cienia-Folwark

Cienia-Folwark is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatówek, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.The village has a population of 64.-References:...

, Dębe-Kolonia

Debe-Kolonia

Dębe-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatówek, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Frankowizna

Frankowizna

Frankowizna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatówek, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Janików

Janików, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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

, Józefów

Józefów, Gmina Opatówek

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

, Kobierno

Kobierno, Kalisz County

Kobierno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatówek, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Michałów Czwarty, Michałów Drugi, Michałów Pierwszy, Michałów Trzeci, Modła, Nędzerzew

Nedzerzew, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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

, Nowa Tłokinia, Opatówek

Opatówek

Opatówek is a village of 3,800 inhabitants situated 10 km southeast from Kalisz, county of Kalisz County in the province of Wielkopolska, Poland. The commune of Opatówek, including the village of Opatówek and 26 other villages, has about 10,000 inhabitants and is an agricultural and industrial...

, Porwity

Porwity

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

, Rajsko

Rajsko, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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

, Rożdżały, Sierzchów

Sierzchów, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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

, Słoneczna, Szałe, Szulec

Szulec

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

, Tłokinia Kościelna, Tłokinia Mała, Tłokinia Wielka, Trojanów

Trojanów, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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

, Warszew

Warszew

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

, Zawady

Zawady, Kalisz County

Zawady is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatówek, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Zduny and Zmyślanka

Zmyslanka

Zmyślanka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatówek, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

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External links

• Jadwiga Miluśka: Opatówek Commune
• Official information page of Kalisz County
• Official website of Gmina Opatowek