Gmina Śliwice is a 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 Tuchola County

Tuchola County

Tuchola County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Tuchola, which...

, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

-Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea...

, in north-central 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...

. Its seat is the village of Śliwice

Sliwice, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Śliwice is a village in Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Śliwice. It lies approximately north-east of Tuchola and north of Bydgoszcz....

, which lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) north-east of Tuchola

Tuchola

Tuchola is a town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland. The Pomeranian town, which had a population of 13,976 as of 2004, is located close to the Tuchola Forests about 7t0 km north of Bydgoszcz, and is the seat of Tuchola County...

 and 68 km (42 mi) north of Bydgoszcz.

The gmina covers an area of 174.75 square kilometres (67.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,430.

The gmina contains part 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...

 called Tuchola Landscape Park

Tuchola Landscape Park

Tuchola Landscape Park is a protected area in north-central Poland, established in 1985, covering an area of in the Tuchola Forests close to the town of Tuchola....

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Villages

Gmina Śliwice contains the villages and settlements of Brzeźno Małe, Brzozowe Błota, Byłyczek, Główka, Krąg

Krag, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Krąg is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Śliwice, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Śliwice, north-east of Tuchola, and north of Bydgoszcz....

, Laski

Laski, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Laski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Śliwice, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Śliwice, east of Tuchola, and north of Bydgoszcz....

, Łąski Piec, Linówek

Linówek, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Linówek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Śliwice, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Śliwice, north-east of Tuchola, and north of Bydgoszcz....

, Lińsk

Linsk

Lińsk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Śliwice, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Śliwice, north-east of Tuchola, and north of Bydgoszcz....

, Lipowa

Lipowa, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Lipowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Śliwice, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Śliwice, north-east of Tuchola, and north of Bydgoszcz....

, Lisiny

Lisiny, Gmina Sliwice

Lisiny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Śliwice, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Śliwice, east of Tuchola, and north of Bydgoszcz....

, Lubocień

Lubocien

Lubocień is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Śliwice, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Śliwice, north-east of Tuchola, and north of Bydgoszcz....

, Okoniny

Okoniny

Okoniny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Śliwice, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Śliwice, north-east of Tuchola, and north of Bydgoszcz....

, Okoniny Nadjeziorne

Okoniny Nadjeziorne

Okoniny Nadjeziorne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Śliwice, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Śliwice, north-east of Tuchola, and north of Bydgoszcz....

, Rosochatka

Rosochatka

Rosochatka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Śliwice, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Śliwice, north-east of Tuchola, and north of Bydgoszcz....

, Śliwice

Sliwice, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Śliwice is a village in Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Śliwice. It lies approximately north-east of Tuchola and north of Bydgoszcz....

, Śliwiczki

Sliwiczki

Śliwiczki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Śliwice, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Śliwice, north-east of Tuchola, and north of Bydgoszcz....

 and Zwierzyniec

Zwierzyniec, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Zwierzyniec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Śliwice, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Śliwice, north-east of Tuchola, and north of Bydgoszcz....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Śliwice is bordered by the gminas of Cekcyn

Gmina Cekcyn

Gmina Cekcyn is a rural gmina in Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Cekcyn, which lies approximately east of Tuchola and north of Bydgoszcz....

, Czersk

Gmina Czersk

Gmina Czersk is an urban-rural gmina in Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Czersk, which lies approximately east of Chojnice and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Osie

Gmina Osie

Gmina Osie is a rural gmina in Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Osie, which lies approximately north of Świecie, north-east of Bydgoszcz, and north of Toruń....

, Osieczna

Gmina Osieczna, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Gmina Osieczna is a rural gmina in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Osieczna, which lies approximately south-west of Starogard Gdański and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Osiek

Gmina Osiek, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Gmina Osiek is a rural gmina in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Osiek, which lies approximately south of Starogard Gdański and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....

 and Tuchola

Gmina Tuchola

Gmina Tuchola is an urban-rural gmina in Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Tuchola, which lies approximately north of Bydgoszcz....

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