Gmina Śliwice

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Gmina Śliwice
Śliwice Commune
Gmina

Coat of arms
Coordinates (Śliwice): 53°42′41″N 18°10′38″E / 53.71139°N 18.17722°E / 53.71139; 18.17722Coordinates: 53°42′41″N 18°10′38″E / 53.71139°N 18.17722°E / 53.71139; 18.17722
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian
County Tuchola
Seat Śliwice
Area
  Total 174.75 km2 (67.47 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 5,430
  Density 31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Website http://www.sliwice.las.pl

Gmina Śliwice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Śliwice, which lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) north-east of Tuchola 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 called Tuchola Landscape Park.

Villages

Gmina Śliwice contains the villages and settlements of Brzeźno Małe, Brzozowe Błota, Byłyczek, Główka, Krąg, Laski, Łąski Piec, Linówek, Lińsk, Lipowa, Lisiny, Lubocień, Okoniny, Okoniny Nadjeziorne, Rosochatka, Śliwice, Śliwiczki and Zwierzyniec.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Śliwice is bordered by the gminas of Cekcyn, Czersk, Osie, Osieczna, Osiek and Tuchola.

References

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