Gmina Gniew
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Pomerania | ||
| Powiat : | Tczewski | ||
| Geographic location : | 53 ° 50 ' N , 18 ° 49' E | ||
| Height : | 10 m npm | ||
| Residents : | s. Gmina | ||
| Postal code : | 83-140 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 58 | ||
| License plate : | GTC | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Street : | DK 1 ( European route 75 ): Cieszyn - Świecie - Danzig | ||
| Ext. 230 : Wielgłowy – Cierzpice (–Gniew) | |||
| Ext. 234 : Skórcz – Morzeszczyn – Gniew | |||
| Rail route : | Railway connection shut down | ||
| Next international airport : | Danzig | ||
| Gmina | |||
| Gminatype: | Urban-and-rural parish | ||
| Gmina structure: | 28 localities | ||
| 19 school authorities | |||
| Surface: | 194.78 km² | ||
| Residents: | 15,471 (June 30, 2019) |
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| Population density : | 79 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Community number ( GUS ): | 2214023 | ||
| Administration (as of 2012) | |||
| Mayor : | Maria Gurzynska | ||
| Address: | pl. Grunwaldzki 1 83-140 Gniew |
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| Website : | www.gniew.pl | ||
The Gmina Gniew [ ɡɲef ] is an urban-and-rural municipality in the powiat Tczewski of the Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland . Its seat is the small town of the same name ( German Mewe ) with about 6800 inhabitants.
geography
The municipality is located in the former West Prussia in the valley of the lower Vistula , 60 kilometers southeast of Gdansk and 30 kilometers north of Grudziądz (Graudenz) .
The municipal area with an area of 194.78 km² extends to the left of the Vistula and is crossed from north to south by the state road Droga krajowa 1 . The Wierzyca (heel) also belongs to the waters .
history
After the First World War , the area was ceded to Poland in 1920 and it was part of the Polish Corridor .
The municipality belonged to the Gdansk Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998 .
Partnerships
Gmina Gniew maintains partnerships with the following municipalities:
structure
The urban and rural community has more than 15,000 inhabitants and, in addition to the main town of the same name, is divided into 19 villages with a Schulzenamt:
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A former place is the village of Karwiese, which has merged into the town of Mewe.
Web links
- Community website (Polish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .
