Chocz, Greater Poland Voivodeship
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Chocz h is a village
in Pleszew County
, Greater Poland Voivodeship
, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
(administrative district) called Gmina Chocz
. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Pleszew
and 81 km (50 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań
.
The village has a population of 1,700.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Pleszew County
Pleszew County
Pleszew County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-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 Pleszew, which lies ...
, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship
Wielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...
, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the 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) called Gmina Chocz
Gmina Chocz
Gmina Chocz is a rural gmina in Pleszew County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Chocz, which lies approximately north-east of Pleszew and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....
. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Pleszew
Pleszew
Pleszew is a town in Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship, about 90 km southeast of Poznań. It is the capital of Pleszew County...
and 81 km (50 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
.
The village has a population of 1,700.