Gmina Świedziebnia 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 Brodnica County

Brodnica County

Brodnica County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-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 Brodnica,...

, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

-Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea...

, in north-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 Świedziebnia

Swiedziebnia

Świedziebnia is a village in Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Świedziebnia. It lies south-east of Brodnica and east of Toruń.-References:...

, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Brodnica

Brodnica

Brodnica is a town in northern Poland with 27,400 inhabitants . Previously part of Toruń Voivodeship [a province], from 1975 to 1998, Brodnica has been situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999...

 and 64 km (40 mi) east of Toruń

Torun

Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus....

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The gmina covers an area of 103.83 square kilometres (40.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,116.

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 Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park

Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park

Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park is a protected area in north-central Poland, established in 1990, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Świedziebnia contains the villages and settlements of Brodniczka

Brodniczka, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Brodniczka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świedziebnia, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies east of Świedziebnia, south-east of Brodnica, and east of Toruń....

, Chlebowo

Chlebowo, Brodnica County

Chlebowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świedziebnia, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies west of Świedziebnia, south-east of Brodnica, and east of Toruń....

, Dzierzno

Dzierzno

Dzierzno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świedziebnia, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Świedziebnia, south-east of Brodnica, and east of Toruń....

, Granaty

Granaty, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Granaty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świedziebnia, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Brodnica and east of Toruń.-References:...

, Grzęby

Grzeby

Grzęby is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świedziebnia, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Świedziebnia, south-east of Brodnica, and east of Toruń....

, Janowo

Janowo, Brodnica County

Janowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świedziebnia, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Świedziebnia, south-east of Brodnica, and east of Toruń....

, Kłuśno, Księte

Ksiete

Księte is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świedziebnia, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Świedziebnia, south-east of Brodnica, and east of Toruń....

, Mełno, Michałki, Niemojewo

Niemojewo, Brodnica County

Niemojewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świedziebnia, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

, Nowa Rokitnica

Nowa Rokitnica

Nowa Rokitnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świedziebnia, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

, Nowe Zasady

Nowe Zasady

Nowe Zasady is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świedziebnia, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

, Okalewko

Okalewko

Okalewko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świedziebnia, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies south-east of Świedziebnia, south-east of Brodnica, and east of Toruń.-References:...

, Ostrów

Ostrów, Brodnica County

Ostrów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świedziebnia, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies north of Świedziebnia, south-east of Brodnica, and east of Toruń....

, Rokitnica-Wieś

Rokitnica-Wies

Rokitnica-Wieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świedziebnia, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

, Stare Zasady

Stare Zasady

Stare Zasady is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świedziebnia, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

, Świedziebnia

Swiedziebnia

Świedziebnia is a village in Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Świedziebnia. It lies south-east of Brodnica and east of Toruń.-References:...

, Zasadki

Zasadki

Zasadki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świedziebnia, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.It lies approximately south of Świedziebnia, south-east of Brodnica, and east of Toruń....

 and Zduny

Zduny, Brodnica County

Zduny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świedziebnia, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Świedziebnia, south-east of Brodnica, and east of Toruń.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Świedziebnia is bordered by the gminas of Bartniczka

Gmina Bartniczka

Gmina Bartniczka is a rural gmina in Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Bartniczka, which lies approximately east of Brodnica and east of Toruń....

, Brodnica

Gmina Brodnica, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Gmina Brodnica is a rural gmina in Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Brodnica, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, Górzno

Gmina Górzno, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Gmina Górzno is an urban-rural gmina in Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Górzno, which lies approximately east of Brodnica and east of Toruń....

, Lubowidz

Gmina Lubowidz

Gmina Lubowidz is a rural gmina in Żuromin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Lubowidz, which lies approximately north-west of Żuromin and north-west of Warsaw....

, Osiek

Gmina Osiek, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Gmina Osiek is a rural gmina in Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Osiek, which lies approximately south of Brodnica and east of Toruń....

, Rypin

Gmina Rypin

Gmina Rypin is a rural gmina in Rypin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Rypin, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

 and Skrwilno

Gmina Skrwilno

Gmina Skrwilno is a rural gmina in Rypin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Skrwilno, which lies approximately south-east of Rypin and east of Toruń....

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