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Gmina Sierakowice () is a 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
Kartuzy County
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Kartuzy County (; ) 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 local government reforms passed in 1998. The ...
,
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship ( ; ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk.
The voivodeship was established on January 1, 1999, out of the former voivodeships of Gdańsk Voivo ...
, in northern
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 village of
Sierakowice, which lies approximately west of
Kartuzy
Kartuzy (; , or ; former ) is a town in northern Poland, located in the historic Eastern Pomerania ( Pomerelia) region. It is the capital of Kartuzy County in Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Geographical location
Kartuzy is located about west of Gdań ...
and west of the regional capital
Gdańsk
Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 16,570. It belongs to
bilingual communes in Poland
The bilingual status of gminas (municipalities) in Poland is regulated by the Act of 6 January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and on the Regional Languages, which permits certain gminas with significant linguistic minorities to introduce a ...
.
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
Kashubian Landscape Park
Kashubian Landscape Park (, ) is a Landscape Park, a Polish protected area classification, in northern Poland. It represents the natural landscape of and is named after the historic Kashubian culture that existed in this region.
Geography
The K ...
.
Villages
Gmina Sierakowice contains the villages and settlements of
Ameryka,
Bącka Huta,
Bór,
Borowy Las,
Bukowo,
Ciechomie,
Dąbrowa Puzdrowska,
Długi Kierz,
Dolina Jadwigi,
Gowidlinko,
Gowidlino,
Gowidlino-Wybudowanie,
Jagodowo,
Janowo,
Jelonko,
Kamienica Królewska,
Kamienicka Huta,
Kamienicki Młyn,
Kamionka Gowidlińska,
Karczewko,
Karłowo,
Karwacja,
Kokwino,
Koryta,
Kowale,
Kujaty,
Kukówka,
Łączki,
Lemany,
Leszczynki,
Lisie Jamy,
Łyśniewo Sierakowickie,
Migi,
Moczydło,
Mojusz,
Mojuszewska Huta,
Mrozy,
Nowa Ameryka,
Nowalczysko,
Olszewko,
Paczewo,
Pałubice,
Patoki,
Piekiełko,
Poljańska,
Poręby,
Przylesie,
Puzdrowo,
Puzdrowski Młyn,
Rębienica,
Sierakowice,
Sierakowice-Wybudowanie,
Sierakowska Huta,
Skrzeszewo,
Smolniki,
Sosnowa Góra,
Srocze Góry,
Stara Huta,
Stara Maszyna,
Szklana,
Szopa,
Szramnica,
Tuchlinek,
Tuchlino,
Welk
Welk or WELK may also refer to:
People
* Ehm Welk (1884–1966), German writer
* Lawrence Welk (1903–1992), American musician
Other uses
*Welk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, a village in Poland
* WELK, a radio station in West Virginia, United States
...
,
Wygoda Sierakowska,
Załakowo and
Zarębisko.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Sierakowice is bordered by the gminas of
Cewice
Cewice () is a village in Lębork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Cewice. It lies approximately south of Lębork and west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It ...
,
Chmielno,
Czarna Dąbrówka
Czarna Dąbrówka () is a village in Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Bytów and west of the regional capital Gdańsk.
Etymology
This is a topographic name of Slavic origin, after the wo ...
,
Kartuzy
Kartuzy (; , or ; former ) is a town in northern Poland, located in the historic Eastern Pomerania ( Pomerelia) region. It is the capital of Kartuzy County in Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Geographical location
Kartuzy is located about west of Gdań ...
,
Linia,
Parchowo,
Stężyca and
Sulęczyno.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Kashubia
Sierakowice
Kartuzy County
Bilingual communes in Poland