Gmina Gryfino is an urban-rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Gryfino County

Gryfino County

Gryfino County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the German border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest...

, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

West Pomeranian Voivodeship

West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...

, in north-western Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

, on the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 border. Its seat is the town of Gryfino

Gryfino

Gryfino is a town in Pomerania, northwestern Poland with 22,500 inhabitants . It is also the capital of Gryfino County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship , previously in Szczecin Voivodeship ....

, which lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin

Szczecin

Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....

.

The gmina covers an area of 253.62 square kilometres (97.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 31,284 (out of which the population of Gryfino amounts to 21,478, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 9,806).

The gmina contains parts of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

s of Szczecin Landscape Park

Szczecin Landscape Park

Szczecin Landscape Park is a protected area in north-western Poland, established in 1981 and covering an area of...

 and Lower Odra Valley Landscape Park

Lower Odra Valley Landscape Park

Lower Odra Valley Landscape Park is a protected area in north-western Poland, on the eastern banks of the river Odra which marks the Polish-German border...

.

Villages

Apart from the town of Gryfino, Gmina Gryfino contains the villages and settlements of Bartkowo

Bartkowo

Bartkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south-east of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Borzym

Borzym

Borzym is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south-east of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Chlebowo

Chlebowo, Gryfino County

Chlebowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-east of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Chwarstnica

Chwarstnica

Chwarstnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately east of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Ciosna

Ciosna, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Ciosna is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Czepino

Czepino

Czepino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-east of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.The government of this country is...

, Daleszewo

Daleszewo

Daleszewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-east of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Dębce

Debce

Dębce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Dołgie, Drzenin

Drzenin

Drzenin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately east of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

, Gajki

Gajki, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Gajki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south-east of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Gardno

Gardno, Gryfino County

Gardno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately east of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

, Krajnik

Krajnik

Krajnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

, Krzypnica

Krzypnica

Krzypnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Łubnica, Mielenko Gryfińskie

Mielenko Gryfinskie

Mielenko Gryfińskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Nowe Brynki

Nowe Brynki

Nowe Brynki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-east of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Nowe Czarnowo

Nowe Czarnowo

Nowe Czarnowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.For a number of centuries until...

, Osuch

Osuch

Osuch is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Parsówek

Parsówek

Parsówek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Pastuszka

Pastuszka

Pastuszka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Pniewo

Pniewo, Gryfino County

Pniewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

, Raczki

Raczki, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Raczki is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Radziszewo

Radziszewo, Gryfino County

Radziszewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-east of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Skrzynice

Skrzynice, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Skrzynice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately east of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Sobiemyśl

Sobiemysl

Sobiemyśl is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Sobieradz

Sobieradz, Gryfino County

Sobieradz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Śremsko

Sremsko

Śremsko is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Stare Brynki

Stare Brynki

Stare Brynki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-east of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was...

, Steklinko

Steklinko

Steklinko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Steklno

Steklno

Steklno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

, Szczawno

Szczawno, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Szczawno is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Wełtyń, Wirów

Wirów, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Wirów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south-east of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Wirówek

Wirówek, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Wirówek is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Włodkowice, Wysoka Gryfińska

Wysoka Gryfinska

Wysoka Gryfińska is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-east of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area...

, Żabnica

Zabnica, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Żabnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north of Gryfino and south-west of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Zaborze

Zaborze, Gryfino County

Zaborze is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

, Żórawie

Zórawie

Żórawie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south-east of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

 and Żórawki

Zórawki

Żórawki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfino, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border....

.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Gryfino is bordered by the city of Szczecin

Szczecin

Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....

 and by the gminas of Banie

Gmina Banie

Gmina Banie is a rural gmina in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Banie, which lies approximately south-east of Gryfino and south of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Bielice

Gmina Bielice

Gmina Bielice is a rural gmina in Pyrzyce County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Bielice, which lies approximately north-west of Pyrzyce and south of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Kołbaskowo, Stare Czarnowo

Gmina Stare Czarnowo

Gmina Stare Czarnowo is a rural gmina in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Stare Czarnowo, which lies approximately east of Gryfino and south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...

 and Widuchowa

Gmina Widuchowa

Gmina Widuchowa is a rural gmina in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border...

. It also borders Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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