Gmina Stare Czarnowo 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 Gryfino County

Gryfino County

Gryfino County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the German border. 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...

, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

West Pomeranian Voivodeship

West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...

, in north-western 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 Stare Czarnowo

Stare Czarnowo

Stare Czarnowo is a village in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Stare Czarnowo. It lies approximately east of Gryfino and south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

, which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Gryfino

Gryfino

Gryfino is a town in Pomerania, northwestern Poland with 22,500 inhabitants . It is also the capital of Gryfino County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship , previously in Szczecin Voivodeship ....

 and 20 km (12 mi) south-east of the regional capital Szczecin

Szczecin

Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....

.

The gmina covers an area of 153.17 square kilometres (59.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,871.

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 Szczecin Landscape Park

Szczecin Landscape Park

Szczecin Landscape Park is a protected area in north-western Poland, established in 1981 and covering an area of...

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At the end of November 2007 the mayor of the city of Szczecin, Piotr Krzystek, presented a proposal to incorporate Stare Czarnowo into Szczecin. Eventually, the proposal was not accepted.

Villages

Gmina Stare Czarnowo contains the villages and settlements of Będogoszcz

Bedogoszcz

Będogoszcz is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Czarnowo, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania....

, Binówko

Binówko

Binówko is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Czarnowo, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Stare Czarnowo, north-east of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area...

, Binowo

Binowo

Binowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Czarnowo, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Stare Czarnowo, north-east of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Dębina

Debina, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Dębina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Czarnowo, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania....

, Dobropole Gryfińskie

Dobropole Gryfinskie

Dobropole Gryfińskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Czarnowo, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland....

, Gliniec

Gliniec, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Gliniec is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Czarnowo, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Stare Czarnowo, east of Gryfino, and south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was...

, Glinna

Glinna

Glinna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Czarnowo, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Stare Czarnowo, east of Gryfino, and south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Kartno

Kartno, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kartno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Czarnowo, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Stare Czarnowo, east of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Kołbacz, Kołówko, Kołowo, Komorówko

Komorówko, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Komorówko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Czarnowo, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania....

, Małolesie, Modrzewko

Modrzewko

Modrzewko is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Czarnowo, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Stare Czarnowo, north-east of Gryfino, and south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the...

, Nieznań

Nieznan

Nieznań is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Czarnowo, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania....

, Osetne Pole

Osetne Pole

Osetne Pole is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Czarnowo, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Stare Czarnowo, north-east of Gryfino, and south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before...

, Stare Czarnowo

Stare Czarnowo

Stare Czarnowo is a village in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Stare Czarnowo. It lies approximately east of Gryfino and south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

, Węglino

Weglino

Węglino is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Czarnowo, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Stare Czarnowo, north-east of Gryfino, and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area...

, Żelewo

Zelewo

Zelewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Luzino, within Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Luzino, west of Wejherowo, and north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

 and Żelisławiec.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Stare Czarnowo is bordered by the city of Szczecin

Szczecin

Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....

 and by the gminas of Bielice

Gmina Bielice

Gmina Bielice is a rural gmina in Pyrzyce County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Bielice, which lies approximately north-west of Pyrzyce and south of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Gryfino

Gmina Gryfino

Gmina Gryfino is an urban-rural gmina in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border...

, Kobylanka

Gmina Kobylanka

Gmina Kobylanka is a rural gmina in Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Kobylanka, which lies approximately west of Stargard Szczeciński and east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Pyrzyce

Gmina Pyrzyce

Gmina Pyrzyce is an urban-rural gmina in Pyrzyce County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Pyrzyce, which lies approximately south-east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Stargard Szczeciński

Gmina Stargard Szczecinski

Gmina Stargard Szczeciński is a rural gmina in Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Stargard Szczeciński, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

 and Warnice

Gmina Warnice

Gmina Warnice is a rural gmina in Pyrzyce County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Warnice, which lies approximately north-east of Pyrzyce and south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

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