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Gmina Grabówka
__NOTOC__ Gmina Grabówka is a rural municipality in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland, located within the Białystok County. Its seat of government is in the village of Zaścianki, while it names comes from Grabówka. The municipality has an area of 64.64 km2, and as of 2025, has the population of 10,047 people. It was created in 2025. History Between 1 January 1973 and 30 June 1976, the area used to belong to the municipality of Zaścianki, which had its seat of government in the village of Zaścianki. The local population postulated for secession from the municipality of Supraśl since the early 2000s. Main reasons where lack of funding from the municipal government, for projects such as road and sewage construction, as well as the fact that the area was cut off from the rest of the municipality of by Knyszyn Forest. In 2001, in a public consultation non-binding plebiscite, 1305 people (84.65%) voted positively for the creation of the new municipality. In a 2015 referendum, hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and towns, with 322 among them constituting an independent urban gmina () consisting solely of a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (''prezydent miasta''). The gmina has been the basic unit of territorial division in Poland since 1974, when it replaced the smaller gromada (cluster). Three or more gminy make up a higher level unit called a powiat, except for those holding the status of a city with powiat rights. Each and every powiat has the seat in a city or town, in the latter case either an urban gmina or a part of an urban-rural one. Types There are three types of gmina: #302 urban gmina () constituted either by a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (prezyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |