__NOTOC__ Gmina Wijewo 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

Leszno County __NOTOC__ Leszno County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed i ...

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, in west-central

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. Its seat is the village of

Wijewo Wijewo is a village in Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wijewo. It lies approximately west of Leszno and south-west of the regional capital Poz ...

, which lies approximately west of

Leszno Leszno (, , ) is a historic city in western Poland, seat of Leszno County within the Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is the seventh-largest city in the province with an estimated population of 62,200, as of 2021. Leszno is a former residential cit ...

and south-west of the regional capital

Poznań Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population was 3,463. 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

Przemęt Landscape Park Przemęt Landscape Park (''Przemęcki Park Krajobrazowy'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in western Poland, established in 1991, covering an area of . The Park is shared between two voivodeships: Lubusz Voivodeship and Greater Poland Voi ...

Villages

Gmina Wijewo contains the villages and settlements of Brenno, Filipowo, Kalek,

Miastko Miastko (; ), is a town in the Middle Pomerania region of northern Poland, administratively located in the Bytów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. History Traces of human settlement of the Pomeranian and Wielbark cultures and from ancien ...

, Potrzebowo, Przylesie, Radomyśl, Siedmiórki,

Wilanów Wilanów () is a dzielnica, district of the city of Warsaw, Poland. It is home to historic Wilanów Palace, the "Polish Palace of Versailles, Versailles," and second home to various List of Polish rulers, Polish kings. Wilanów is home to many v ...

and Zaborówiec.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Wijewo is bordered by the gminas of Przemęt,

Sława Sława (; ) is a town in Wschowa County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. As of the 2019 census, Sława had a population of 4,321. It is situated on the eastern shore of Lake Sławskie. History The area was part of Poland after the creation ...

Włoszakowice Włoszakowice is a village in Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Włoszakowice. It lies approximately north-west of Leszno and south-west of the r ...

and

Wschowa Wschowa (pronounced , ) is a town in the Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland with 13,875 inhabitants (2019). It is the capital of Wschowa County and a significant tourist site containing many important historical monuments. It is part of the his ...

References

Polish official population figures 2006Official gmina websiteIndependent information service of the municipality of Wijewo

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Leszno County