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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
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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, 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,
Chłopówko,
Chłopowo,
Chwalimka,
Chwalimki,
Cybulino,
Dobrzycko,
Gąski,
Gonne Małe,
Górki,
Grabiążek,
Gwiazdowo,
Jadwigowo,
Jagielnik,
Jeziorki,
Kaźmierzewo,
Kłodzino,
Knyki,
Kobacz,
Kobuz,
Kołątek,
Kolonia Łęknica,
Kolonia Przybkowo,
Kolonia Sulikowo,
Koprzywienko,
Koprzywno,
Korzec,
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,
Luboradza,
Lubostronie,
Niemierzyno,
Nowa Łęknica,
Nowe Koprzywno,
Nowy Chwalim,
Nowy Grabiąż,
Ostropole,
Ostrowąsy,
Parchlino,
Piaski,
Polne,
Przybkówko,
Smaga,
Śmilcz,
Stare Koprzywno,
Stary Chwalim,
Stary Grabiąż,
Sulikowo,
Świerk,
Tarmno,
Trzemienko,
Uradz,
Weje,
Wojsławiec,
Żdżar and
Żytnik.
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,
Grzmiąca,
Połczyn-Zdrój,
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
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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Barwice
Szczecinek County