Gmina Wiecbork
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Gmina Więcbork is an urban-rural gmina
(administrative district) in Sępólno County
, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
, in north-central Poland
. Its seat is the town of Więcbork
, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Sępólno Krajeńskie
and 43 km (27 mi) north-west of Bydgoszcz.
The gmina covers an area of 235.71 square kilometres (91 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,028 (out of which the population of Więcbork amounts to 5,788, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 7,240).
The gmina contains part of the protected area
called Krajna Landscape Park
.
, Borzyszkowo
, Czarmuń
, Dąbie
, Dalkowo
, Dorotowo
, Dwanaście Apostołów, Frydrychowo
, Górowatki
, Jastrzębiec
, Jeleń
, Karolewo
, Katarzyniec
, Klarynowo
, Lubcza
, Młynki, Nowy Dwór
, Pęperzyn
, Puszcza
, Runowo Krajeńskie
, Runowo-Młyn, Śmiłowo, Suchorączek
, Sypniewo
, Werski Most
, Wilcze Jary
, Witunia
, Wymysłowo, Zabartowo
, Zakrzewek
, Zakrzewska Osada
and Zgniłka.
, Łobżenica, Mrocza
, Sępólno Krajeńskie
, Sośno
, Zakrzewo
and Złotów.
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 Sępólno County
Sepólno County
Sępólno 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 Sępólno...
, 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 town of Więcbork
Wiecbork
Więcbork is a town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It has population of 5,945....
, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Sępólno Krajeńskie
Sepólno Krajenskie
Sępólno Krajeńskie is a town in Poland, in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about 63 km northwest of Bydgoszcz. It is the capital of Sępólno County and has a population of 9,174 .-History:...
and 43 km (27 mi) north-west of Bydgoszcz.
The gmina covers an area of 235.71 square kilometres (91 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,028 (out of which the population of Więcbork amounts to 5,788, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 7,240).
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 Krajna Landscape Park
Krajna Landscape Park
Krajna Landscape Park is a protected area in the Krajna region of north-central Poland. The Park was established in 1998, and covers an area of ....
.
Villages
Apart from the town of Więcbork, Gmina Więcbork contains the villages and settlements of AdamowoAdamowo, Sepólno County
Adamowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Więcbork, south-west of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz....
, Borzyszkowo
Borzyszkowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Borzyszkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Więcbork, south-west of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz.The village has an approximate...
, Czarmuń
Czarmun
Czarmuń is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Więcbork, south of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz....
, Dąbie
Dabie, Sepólno County
Dąbie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...
, Dalkowo
Dalkowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Dalkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Więcbork, south of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz....
, Dorotowo
Dorotowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Dorotowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Więcbork, south-west of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz....
, Dwanaście Apostołów, Frydrychowo
Frydrychowo, Sepólno County
Frydrychowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Więcbork, south-west of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz.The village has a population of...
, Górowatki
Górowatki
Górowatki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Więcbork, south-west of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz.-References:...
, Jastrzębiec
Jastrzebiec, Sepólno County
Jastrzębiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Więcbork, south-east of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz.-References:...
, Jeleń
Jelen, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Jeleń is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Więcbork, south-west of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz.-References:...
, Karolewo
Karolewo, Sepólno County
Karolewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Więcbork, south-east of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz....
, Katarzyniec
Katarzyniec
Katarzyniec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Więcbork, south of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz....
, Klarynowo
Klarynowo
Klarynowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Więcbork, south-west of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz.-References:...
, Lubcza
Lubcza, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Lubcza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Więcbork, south-west of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz....
, Młynki, Nowy Dwór
Nowy Dwór, Sepólno County
Nowy Dwór is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Więcbork, south-west of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz.-References:...
, Pęperzyn
Peperzyn
Pęperzyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Więcbork, south of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz....
, Puszcza
Puszcza, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Puszcza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Więcbork, south of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz....
, Runowo Krajeńskie
Runowo Krajenskie
Runowo Krajeńskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Więcbork, south of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz.The village has a population...
, Runowo-Młyn, Śmiłowo, Suchorączek
Suchoraczek
Suchorączek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Więcbork, south of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz.-References:...
, Sypniewo
Sypniewo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Sypniewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Więcbork, south-west of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz....
, Werski Most
Werski Most
Werski Most is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Więcbork, west of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz.-References:...
, Wilcze Jary
Wilcze Jary
Wilcze Jary is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Więcbork, south-west of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz.The village has a population of...
, Witunia
Witunia
Witunia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Więcbork, south of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz....
, Wymysłowo, Zabartowo
Zabartowo
Zabartowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Więcbork, south of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz....
, Zakrzewek
Zakrzewek, Sepólno County
Zakrzewek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Więcbork, south-west of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz.-References:...
, Zakrzewska Osada
Zakrzewska Osada
Zakrzewska Osada is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Więcbork, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Więcbork, south-west of Sępólno Krajeńskie, and north-west of Bydgoszcz.-References:...
and Zgniłka.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Więcbork is bordered by the gminas of LipkaGmina Lipka
Gmina Lipka is a rural gmina in Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Lipka, which lies approximately north-east of Złotów and north of the regional capital Poznań....
, Łobżenica, Mrocza
Gmina Mrocza
Gmina Mrocza is an urban-rural gmina in Nakło County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Mrocza, which lies approximately north of Nakło nad Notecią and north-west of Bydgoszcz....
, Sępólno Krajeńskie
Gmina Sepólno Krajenskie
Gmina Sępólno Krajeńskie is an urban-rural gmina in Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland...
, Sośno
Gmina Sosno
Gmina Sośno is a rural gmina in Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sośno, which lies approximately south-east of Sępólno Krajeńskie and north-west of Bydgoszcz....
, Zakrzewo
Gmina Zakrzewo, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Gmina Zakrzewo is a rural german gmina in Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Zakrzewo, which lies approximately north-east of Złotów and north of the regional capital Poznań.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
and Złotów.