Gmina Ostrowite
Encyclopedia
Gmina Ostrowite is a rural gmina
(administrative district) in Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship
, in west-central Poland
. Its seat is the village of Ostrowite, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-east of Słupca and 78 km (48 mi) east of the regional capital Poznań
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The gmina covers an area of 104.1 square kilometres (40.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,069.
, Giewartów-Holendry
, Gostuń
, Grabina
, Izdebno, Jarotki
, Kania, Kąpiel, Kosewo
, Lipnica, Mieczownica
, Naprusewo
, Ostrowite, Przecław, Sienno, Siernicze Małe, Siernicze Wielkie
, Skrzynka Mała, Stara Olszyna
, Świnna
, Szyszłowo, Tomaszewo and Tomiszewo
.
, Kleczew
, Powidz
and Słupca.
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 Słupca County, 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 Ostrowite, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-east of Słupca and 78 km (48 mi) 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 104.1 square kilometres (40.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,069.
Villages
Gmina Ostrowite contains the villages and settlements of Doły, GiewartówGiewartów
Giewartów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostrowite, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Ostrowite, north-east of Słupca, and east of the regional capital Poznań....
, Giewartów-Holendry
Giewartów-Holendry
Giewartów-Holendry is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostrowite, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...
, Gostuń
Gostun
Gostun of the Ermi clan was a regent over the Bulgars for 2 years.Little else is known about him. It is possible that Gostun is an alternative name of Organa, who according to some Byzantine sources was a regent over the Bulgars until Kubrat's return from Constantinople and was also member of the...
, Grabina
Grabina, Gmina Ostrowite
Grabina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostrowite, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...
, Izdebno, Jarotki
Jarotki
Jarotki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostrowite, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Ostrowite, north-east of Słupca, and east of the regional capital Poznań....
, Kania, Kąpiel, Kosewo
Kosewo, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Kosewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostrowite, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Ostrowite, north-east of Słupca, and east of the regional capital Poznań....
, Lipnica, Mieczownica
Mieczownica
Mieczownica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostrowite, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Ostrowite, north-east of Słupca, and east of the regional capital Poznań....
, Naprusewo
Naprusewo
Naprusewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostrowite, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Słupca and east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...
, Ostrowite, Przecław, Sienno, Siernicze Małe, Siernicze Wielkie
Siernicze Wielkie
Siernicze Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostrowite, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Słupca and east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...
, Skrzynka Mała, Stara Olszyna
Stara Olszyna
Stara Olszyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostrowite, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Słupca and east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...
, Świnna
Swinna, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Świnna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostrowite, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...
, Szyszłowo, Tomaszewo and Tomiszewo
Tomiszewo
Tomiszewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostrowite, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Słupca and east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...
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Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Ostrowite is bordered by the gminas of Kazimierz BiskupiGmina Kazimierz Biskupi
Gmina Kazimierz Biskupi is a rural gmina in Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Kazimierz Biskupi, which lies approximately north-west of Konin and east of the regional capital Poznań.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
, Kleczew
Gmina Kleczew
Gmina Kleczew is an urban-rural gmina in Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Kleczew, which lies approximately north of Konin and east of the regional capital Poznań....
, Powidz
Gmina Powidz
Gmina Powidz is a rural gmina in Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Powidz, which lies approximately north of Słupca and east of the regional capital Poznań....
and Słupca.