Gmina Borne Sulinowo 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 Szczecinek County

Szczecinek County

Szczecinek County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western 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 largest town is Szczecinek,...

, 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...

. Its seat is the town of Borne Sulinowo

Borne Sulinowo

Borne Sulinowo is a town in Poland's Western Pomeranian Voivodship, in the Powiat of Szczecinek. It is a capital of a separate gmina and home to 4149 inhabitants...

, which lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of Szczecinek

Szczecinek

Szczecinek [] is a city in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland with some 39,777 inhabitants . Previously in Koszalin Voivodeship , it has been the capital of Szczecinek County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999...

 and 131 km (81 mi) east 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....

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The gmina covers an area of 484.24 square kilometres (187 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,230 (out of which the population of Borne Sulinowo amounts to 4,224, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,006).

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 Drawsko Landscape Park

Drawsko Landscape Park

Drawsko Landscape Park is a protected area in north-western Poland, established in 1979, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Apart from the town of Borne Sulinowo, Gmina Borne Sulinowo contains the villages and settlements of Ciemino

Ciemino, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Ciemino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania....

, Ciemino Małe

Ciemino Małe

Ciemino Małe is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland....

, Czochryń

Czochryń

Czochryń is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1648 the...

, Dąbie

Dąbie, Szczecinek County

Dąbie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Borne Sulinowo, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1648 the area was...

, Dąbrowica

Dąbrowica, Szczecinek County

Dąbrowica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1648 the area...

, Grabno

Grabno, Szczecinek County

Grabno is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania....

, Grzywnik

Grzywnik

Grzywnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area...

, Jeleń

Jeleń, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Jeleń is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1648 the area...

, Jelonek

Jelonek, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Jelonek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the...

, Jeziorna

Jeziorna, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Jeziorna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1772 the...

, Juchowo

Juchowo

Juchowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1648 the area...

, Kądzielnia

Kądzielnia

Kądzielnia is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the...

, Kiełpino

Kiełpino, Szczecinek County

Kiełpino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Borne Sulinowo, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area...

, Kłomino, Kłosówko

Kłosówko, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kłosówko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the...

, Kolanowo

Kolanowo

Kolanowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Borne Sulinowo, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area...

, Komorze

Komorze, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Komorze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1772 the...

, Krągi

Krągi

Krągi is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland...

, Kucharowo

Kucharowo

Kucharowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area...

, Łączno

Łączno, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Łączno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania....

, Liszkowo

Liszkowo, Szczecinek County

Liszkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1648 the area...

, Łubowo

Łubowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Łubowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1772 the area was...

, Międzylesie

Międzylesie, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Międzylesie is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1648...

, Nobliny

Nobliny

Nobliny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1772 the area was...

, Obrąb

Obrąb, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Obrąb is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Borne Sulinowo, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was...

, Okole

Okole, Szczecinek County

Okole is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Borne Sulinowo, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1648 the area was...

, Osiczyn

Osiczyn

Osiczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the...

, Piława

Piława, Szczecinek County

Piława is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland....

, Przyjezierze

Przyjezierze, Szczecinek County

Przyjezierze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945...

, Radacz

Radacz

Radacz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Borne Sulinowo, west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1648 the area was part...

, Rakowo

Rakowo, Szczecinek County

Rakowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland....

, Silnowo

Silnowo

Silnowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1648 the...

, Śmiadowo

Śmiadowo

Śmiadowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1648 the...

, Starowice

Starowice, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Starowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland....

, Strzeszyn

Strzeszyn, Gmina Borne Sulinowo

Strzeszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1648 the...

, Uniemino

Uniemino

Uniemino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1648 the...

 and Zamęcie

Zamęcie, Gmina Borne Sulinowo

Zamęcie is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Borne Sulinowo, south-west of Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Borne Sulinowo is bordered by the gminas of Barwice

Gmina Barwice

Gmina Barwice is an urban-rural gmina in Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Barwice, which lies approximately west of Szczecinek and east of the regional capital Szczecin....

, Czaplinek

Gmina Czaplinek

Gmina Czaplinek is an urban-rural gmina in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Czaplinek, which lies approximately east of Drawsko Pomorskie and east of the regional capital Szczecin.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Grzmiąca

Gmina Grzmiaca

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

, Jastrowie

Gmina Jastrowie

Gmina Jastrowie is an urban-rural gmina in Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Jastrowie, which lies approximately north-west of Złotów and north of the regional capital Poznań....

, Okonek

Gmina Okonek

Gmina Okonek is an urban-rural gmina in Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Okonek, which lies approximately north-west of Złotów and north of the regional capital Poznań....

 and Szczecinek

Gmina Szczecinek

Gmina Szczecinek is a rural gmina in Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Szczecinek, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

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