Gmina Stara Kiszewa 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 Kościerzyna County

Koscierzyna County

Kościerzyna County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern 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 only town is Kościerzyna, which lies ...

, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Pomeranian Voivodeship

Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River...

, in northern 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 Stara Kiszewa

Stara Kiszewa

Stara Kiszewa is a village in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Stara Kiszewa...

, which lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Kościerzyna

Koscierzyna

Kościerzyna is a town in Kashubia in Gdańsk Pomerania region, northern Poland, with some 24,000 inhabitants. It has been the capital of Kościerzyna County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999; previously it was in Gdańsk Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998...

 and 52 km (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk

Gdansk

Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...

.

The gmina covers an area of 213.1 square kilometres (82.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,267.

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 Wdydze Landscape Park

Wdydze Landscape Park

Wdydze Landscape Park is a protected area in northern Poland, established in 1983, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Stara Kiszewa contains the villages and settlements of Bąk

Bak, Gmina Stara Kiszewa

Bąk is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Stara Kiszewa, south of Kościerzyna, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the history of...

, Bartoszylas

Bartoszylas

Bartoszylas is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Bestra Suka

Bestra Suka

Bestra Suka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Bożepole Szlacheckie

Bozepole Szlacheckie

Bożepole Szlacheckie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Chrósty

Chrósty, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Chrósty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Stara Kiszewa, south-east of Kościerzyna, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the history of...

, Chwarzenko

Chwarzenko

Chwarzenko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Chwarzno

Chwarzno, Koscierzyna County

Chwarzno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Cięgardło, Czerniki

Czerniki, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Czerniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Dolne Maliki

Dolne Maliki

Dolne Maliki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Drzewiny

Drzewiny

Drzewiny is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Stara Kiszewa, south of Kościerzyna, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the...

, Dubryk

Dubryk

Dubryk is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Stara Kiszewa, south-east of Kościerzyna, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the history...

, Foshuta

Foshuta

Foshuta is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Góra

Góra, Koscierzyna County

Góra is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Górne Maliki

Górne Maliki

Górne Maliki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Grzybno

Grzybno, Koscierzyna County

Grzybno is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Hamerbark

Hamerbark

Hamerbark is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Kalk

Kalk, Poland

Kalk is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Stara Kiszewa, south-east of Kościerzyna, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the history of...

, Kobyle

Kobyle, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kobyle is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Konarzyny

Konarzyny, Koscierzyna County

Konarzyny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Kozia

Kozia, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kozia is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Stara Kiszewa, south-east of Kościerzyna, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the history...

, Łasinek, Lipy

Lipy, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Lipy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Lisia Huta

Lisia Huta

Lisia Huta is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Madera

Madera, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Madera is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Stara Kiszewa, south-east of Kościerzyna, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the history...

, Nowe Polaszki

Nowe Polaszki

Nowe Polaszki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Nowiny

Nowiny, Koscierzyna County

Nowiny is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania....

, Nowy Bukowiec

Nowy Bukowiec, Koscierzyna County

Nowy Bukowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Nowy Dworzec

Nowy Dworzec

Nowy Dworzec is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Stara Kiszewa, southeast of Kościerzyna, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the...

, Olpuch

Olpuch

Olpuch is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Olpuch-Dworzec

Olpuch-Dworzec

Olpuch-Dworzec is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Stara Kiszewa, south of Kościerzyna, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the...

, Pałubin, Pikowo

Pikowo

Pikowo is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Portygała, Ruda

Ruda, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Ruda is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Stara Kiszewa, south-east of Kościerzyna, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the history of...

, Stara Kiszewa

Stara Kiszewa

Stara Kiszewa is a village in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Stara Kiszewa...

, Stare Polaszki

Stare Polaszki

Stare Polaszki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Stary Bukowiec

Stary Bukowiec, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Stary Bukowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Struga

Struga, Koscierzyna County

Struga is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Stara Kiszewa, south-east of Kościerzyna, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the history...

, Strzelki

Strzelki

Strzelki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Tramkule

Tramkule

Tramkule is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Stara Kiszewa, south of Kościerzyna, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the...

, Warszawa

Warszawa, Koscierzyna County

Warszawa is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Stara Kiszewa, south-east of Kościerzyna, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the...

, Wilcze Błota Kościerskie, Wygonin

Wygonin

Wygonin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Zamek Kiszewski

Zamek Kiszewski

Zamek Kiszewski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

 and Zomrze

Zomrze

Zomrze is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Stara Kiszewa, south-east of Kościerzyna, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Stara Kiszewa is bordered by the gminas of Czersk

Gmina Czersk

Gmina Czersk is an urban-rural gmina in Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Czersk, which lies approximately east of Chojnice and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Kaliska

Gmina Kaliska

Gmina Kaliska is a rural gmina in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kaliska, which lies approximately west of Starogard Gdański and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Karsin

Gmina Karsin

Gmina Karsin is a rural gmina in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Karsin, which lies approximately south of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Kościerzyna

Gmina Koscierzyna

Gmina Kościerzyna is a rural gmina in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kościerzyna, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, Liniewo

Gmina Liniewo

Gmina Liniewo is a rural gmina in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Liniewo, which lies approximately east of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Skarszewy

Gmina Skarszewy

Gmina Skarszewy is an urban-rural gmina in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Skarszewy, which lies approximately north-west of Starogard Gdański and south of the regional capital Gdańsk.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

 and Zblewo

Gmina Zblewo

Gmina Zblewo is a rural gmina in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Zblewo, which lies approximately west of Starogard Gdański and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

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