gmina

The gmina or municipality (frequently translated commune), plural: gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level) of territorial division in Poland. As of 2004 there were 2,478 gminas. The word gmina is derived from the German word Gemeinde, meaning "commune" or "community".Since 1972, when it replaced the smaller gromada, the gmina has been the basic unit of administrative division. There are three types of gmina (commune) in Poland:urban gmina (gmina miejska) - consists of just one city or town mixed (urban-rural) gmina (gmina miejsko-wiejska) - consists of a town and its surrounding villagesrural gmina (gmina wiejska) - consists only of villages
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