__NOTOC__ Gmina Barwice is an urban-rural

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 tow ...

(administrative district) in

Szczecinek County __NOTOC__ Szczecinek County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms pa ...

West Pomeranian Voivodeship West Pomeranian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin. Its area equals , and in 2021, it was inhabited by 1,682,003 people. It was established on 1 Janua ...

, in north-western

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

. Its seat is the town of

Barwice Barwice () is a town in Poland, in West Pomeranian Voivodship, in Szczecinek County. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 3,627. Geography The town is located on the Baltic Uplands in Farther Pomerania at an altitude of about 150 to ...

, which lies approximately west of

Szczecinek Szczecinek (; ) is a historic city in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland, capital of Szczecinek County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, with a population of more than 40,000 (2011). The town's total area is . The turbulent history of Szcze ...

and east of the regional capital

Szczecin Szczecin ( , , ; ; ; or ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the Poland-Germany border, German border, it is a major port, seaport, the la ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 8,897, of which the population of Barwice is 3,838, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,059. The gmina contains part of the

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...

called

Drawsko Landscape Park Drawsko Landscape Park (''Drawski Park Krajobrazowy'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in north-western Poland, established in 1979, covering an area of . The Park lies within West Pomeranian Voivodeship: in Drawsko County ( Gmina Czaplin ...

Villages

Apart from the town of Barwice, Gmina Barwice contains the villages and settlements of Bącki, Białowąs, Borzęcino,

Brzeźno Brzeźno (; ; /b̥ʁøzn/) is one of the quarters of the city of Gdańsk, Poland with a sandy beach and 130 m long pier. Location The north of the quarter is bordered by the Bay of Gdańsk. From the east, it is bordered by the suburbs o ...

, Chłopówko, Chłopowo, Chwalimka, Chwalimki, Cybulino,

Dobrzycko Dobrzycko is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Barwice, north-west of Szczecinek, and north-east of ...

, Gąski,

Gonne Małe Gonne Małe () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania The history of Pomerania starts ...

, Górki,

Grabiążek Grabiążek is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the region ...

, Gwiazdowo, Jadwigowo, Jagielnik, Jeziorki, Kaźmierzewo, Kłodzino, Knyki, Kobacz, Kobuz, Kołątek, Kolonia Łęknica, Kolonia Przybkowo, Kolonia Sulikowo, Koprzywienko, Koprzywno,

Korzec Korets (, ; ; ; ''Koritz'') is a city in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. The city is located on the Korchyk river, 66 kilometers to the east of Rivne. It was the administrative center of Korets Raion until the raion was abolished in 2020. Population: ...

, Krzyka, Krzywolas,

Łęknica Łęknica (; , ) is a border town in western Poland, one of the two gminas of Żary County in Lubusz Voivodeship. Muskau Park (''Park Mużakowski''), a Polish-German World Heritage Site and Historic Monument of Poland, stretches north of the ...

Liwiec The Liwiec (or Liw, pronounced /Livjɛt͡s/ or /Liv/ ) is a river in Poland, and a tributary of the Bug River. Course The Liwiec flows in the plains of Southern Podlaskie Voivodeship and central Masovian Voivodeship. It is 142 kilometres long a ...

, Luboradza, Lubostronie, Niemierzyno, Nowa Łęknica,

Nowe Koprzywno Nowe Koprzywno () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania The history of Pomerania sta ...

, Nowy Chwalim, Nowy Grabiąż, Ostropole, Ostrowąsy, Parchlino, Piaski, Polne, Przybkówko, Smaga,

Śmilcz Śmilcz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Sz ...

Stare Koprzywno Stare Koprzywno () is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the r ...

, Stary Chwalim, Stary Grabiąż, Sulikowo, Świerk,

Tarmno Tarmno () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barwice, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Barwice, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital ...

, Trzemienko, Uradz, Weje, Wojsławiec, Żdżar and

Żytnik __NOTOC__ Gmina Barwice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Barwice, which lies approximately west of Szczecinek and east of the reg ...

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Barwice is bordered by the gminas of

Borne Sulinowo Borne Sulinowo (; ) is a town in north-western Poland, within the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is a capital of a separate gmina (municipality). As of June 2021, the town has a population of 5,008; the surrounding commune is inhabited by an add ...

Czaplinek Czaplinek (; ) is a town in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 7,012 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is situated between Drawsko and Czaplino lakes. The former name of ''Tempelburg'' refers to the Templar Knights, w ...

, Grzmiąca,

Połczyn-Zdrój Połczyn-Zdrój (; ) is a town in Świdwin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 8,372 inhabitants (2010). It is situated on the Wogra River in the historic region of Pomerania. History Połczyn-Zdrój dates back to an early medie ...

and

Tychowo Tychowo (; ) is a town in Białogard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Tychowo. The town has an approximate population of 2,500. Tychowo is a place wi ...

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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