Gmina Wolsztyn
Encyclopedia
Gmina Wolsztyn is an urban-rural gmina
(administrative district) in Wolsztyn County
, Greater Poland Voivodeship
, in west-central Poland
. Its seat is the town of Wolsztyn
, which lies approximately 63 kilometres (39 mi) south-west of the regional capital Poznań
.
The gmina covers an area of 249.64 square kilometres (96.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 29,216 (out of which the population of Wolsztyn amounts to 13,557, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 15,659).
, Barłożnia Gościeszyńska, Berzyna
, Błocko, Chorzemin
, Gościeszyn
, Karpicko
, Kębłowo, Krutla
, Niałek Wielki, Nowa Dąbrowa
, Nowa Obra
, Nowe Tłoki, Nowy Widzim
, Obra
, Powodowo
, Rudno
, Stara Dąbrowa
, Stary Widzim
, Stradyń
, Świętno
, Tłoki, Wilcze
and Wroniawy
.
, Kolsko
, Przemęt
, Rakoniewice
, Siedlec
and Sława.
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 Wolsztyn County
Wolsztyn County
Wolsztyn County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-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 only town is Wolsztyn, which lies ...
, 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 town of Wolsztyn
Wolsztyn
Wolsztyn is a town in western Poland, on the western edge of Greater Poland Voivodeship...
, which lies approximately 63 kilometres (39 mi) south-west 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...
.
The gmina covers an area of 249.64 square kilometres (96.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 29,216 (out of which the population of Wolsztyn amounts to 13,557, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 15,659).
Villages
Apart from the town of Wolsztyn, Gmina Wolsztyn contains the villages and settlements of AdamowoAdamowo, Wolsztyn County
Adamowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolsztyn, within Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Wolsztyn and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....
, Barłożnia Gościeszyńska, Berzyna
Berzyna
Berzyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolsztyn, within Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Wolsztyn and south-west of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...
, Błocko, Chorzemin
Chorzemin
Chorzemin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolsztyn, within Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Wolsztyn and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....
, Gościeszyn
Goscieszyn, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Gościeszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolsztyn, within Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Wolsztyn and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....
, Karpicko
Karpicko
Karpicko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolsztyn, within Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Poznań.The village has a population of 1,310....
, Kębłowo, Krutla
Krutla
Krutla is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Wolsztyn, within Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wolsztyn and south-west of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...
, Niałek Wielki, Nowa Dąbrowa
Nowa Dabrowa, Wolsztyn County
Nowa Dąbrowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolsztyn, within Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Wolsztyn and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....
, Nowa Obra
Nowa Obra, Wolsztyn County
Nowa Obra is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolsztyn, within Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wolsztyn and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....
, Nowe Tłoki, Nowy Widzim
Nowy Widzim
Nowy Widzim is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolsztyn, within Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Wolsztyn and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....
, Obra
Obra, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Obra is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolsztyn, within Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wolsztyn and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....
, Powodowo
Powodowo
Powodowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolsztyn, within Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Wolsztyn and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....
, Rudno
Rudno, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Rudno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolsztyn, within Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wolsztyn and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....
, Stara Dąbrowa
Stara Dabrowa, Wolsztyn County
Stara Dąbrowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolsztyn, within Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Wolsztyn and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....
, Stary Widzim
Stary Widzim
Stary Widzim is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolsztyn, within Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Wolsztyn and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....
, Stradyń
Stradyn
Stradyń is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolsztyn, within Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Wolsztyn and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....
, Świętno
Swietno, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Świętno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolsztyn, within Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Wolsztyn and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....
, Tłoki, Wilcze
Wilcze, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Wilcze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolsztyn, within Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wolsztyn and south-west of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...
and Wroniawy
Wroniawy, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Wroniawy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolsztyn, within Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Wolsztyn and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....
.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Wolsztyn is bordered by the gminas of KargowaGmina Kargowa
Gmina Kargowa is an urban-rural gmina in Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the town of Kargowa, which lies approximately north-east of Zielona Góra....
, Kolsko
Gmina Kolsko
Gmina Kolsko is a rural gmina in Nowa Sól County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the village of Kolsko, which lies approximately north-east of Nowa Sól and east of Zielona Góra....
, Przemęt
Gmina Przemet
Gmina Przemęt is a rural gmina in Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Przemęt, which lies approximately south-east of Wolsztyn and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....
, Rakoniewice
Gmina Rakoniewice
Gmina Rakoniewice is an urban-rural gmina in Grodzisk Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland...
, Siedlec
Gmina Siedlec
Gmina Siedlec is a rural gmina in Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Siedlec, which lies approximately west of Wolsztyn and south-west of the regional capital Poznań....
and Sława.