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Gmina Chmielno is a rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Kartuzy County
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Kartuzy County ( pl, powiat kartuski; csb, kartësczi pòwiat) is a county in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with administrative seat and largest town being Kartuzy.
It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish ...
,
Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
. Its seat is the village of
Chmielno, which lies approximately west of
Kartuzy
Kartuzy () ( Kashubian ''Kartuzë'', ''Kartëzë'', or ''Kartuzé''; formerly german: Karthaus) is a town in northern Poland, located in the historic Eastern Pomerania ( Pomerelia) region. It is the capital of Kartuzy County in Pomeranian Voivode ...
and west of the regional capital
Gdańsk.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 6,491.
The gmina contains part of the
protected area called
Kashubian Landscape Park
Kashubian Landscape Park ( pl, Kaszubski Park Krajobrazowy, csb, Kaszëbsczi Park Krajòbrazny) is a Landscape Park, a Polish protected area classification, in northern Poland. It represents the natural landscape of and is named after the histori ...
.
Villages
Gmina Chmielno contains the villages and settlements of
Borzestowo,
Borzestowska Huta,
Chmieleńskie Chrósty,
Chmielno,
Chmielonko,
Cieszenie,
Dejk,
Garcz
Garcz ( Kashubian: ''Gôrcz''). It lies approximately north of Chmielno, west of Kartuzy, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk.
For details of the history of the region, see ''History of Pomerania
The history of Pomerania starts short ...
,
Glinno,
Grodzisko,
Haska,
Koryta,
Koszkania,
Kożyczkowo,
Łączyńska Huta,
Lampa,
Lipowiec,
Maks,
Miechucino,
Miechucińskie Chrósty,
Młyn Dolny,
Młyn Górny,
Przewóz,
Rekowo,
Reskowo,
Rzym,
Stary Dwór,
Strysza Góra,
Sznurki,
Węgliska,
Zajezierze and
Zawory.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Chmielno is bordered by the gminas of
Kartuzy
Kartuzy () ( Kashubian ''Kartuzë'', ''Kartëzë'', or ''Kartuzé''; formerly german: Karthaus) is a town in northern Poland, located in the historic Eastern Pomerania ( Pomerelia) region. It is the capital of Kartuzy County in Pomeranian Voivode ...
,
Sierakowice and
Stężyca.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Chmielno
Kartuzy County