Jaraczewo, Jarocin County
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Jaraczewo j is a village
in Jarocin County
, Greater Poland Voivodeship
, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
(administrative district) called Gmina Jaraczewo
. It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Jarocin
and 55 km (34 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań
.
The village has a population of 1,392.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Jarocin County
Jarocin County
Jarocin 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 largest town is Jarocin, 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. It is the seat of the 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) called Gmina Jaraczewo
Gmina Jaraczewo
Gmina Jaraczewo is a rural gmina in Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Jaraczewo, which lies approximately west of Jarocin and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....
. It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Jarocin
Jarocin
Jarocin Jarocin Jarocin ( is a town in central Poland with 25,700 inhabitants (1995). Since 1999 Jarocin has been located in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, prior to that it was located in the Kalisz Voivodeship (1975–1998).- History :...
and 55 km (34 mi) south-east 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 village has a population of 1,392.