Gmina Dobrzany 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 Stargard County

Stargard County

Stargard 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 Stargard...

, 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 Dobrzany

Dobrzany

Dobrzany is a town in Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 2,463 ....

, which lies approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) east of Stargard Szczeciński

Stargard Szczecinski

Stargard Szczeciński is a city in northwestern Poland, with a population of 71,017 . Situated on the Ina River it is the capital of Stargard County and since 1999 has been in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship; prior to that it was in the Szczecin Voivodeship...

 and 57 km (35 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 135.12 square kilometres (52.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,073 (out of which the population of Dobrzany amounts to 2,420, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 2,653).

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 Ińsko Landscape Park

Insko Landscape Park

Ińsko Landscape Park is a protected area in north-western Poland, established in 1981, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Apart from the town of Dobrzany, Gmina Dobrzany contains the villages and settlements of Biała

Biała, Stargard County

Biała is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzany, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Dobrzany, east of Stargard Szczeciński, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Błotno

Błotno, Stargard County

Błotno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzany, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Dobrzany, east of Stargard Szczeciński, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Bytowo

Bytowo, Stargard County

Bytowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzany, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Dobrzany, east of Stargard Szczeciński, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Dolice

Dolice, Gmina Dobrzany

Dolice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzany, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Dobrzany, east of Stargard Szczeciński, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Grabnica

Grabnica

Grąbnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ustronie Morskie, within Kołobrzeg County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Ustronie Morskie, east of Kołobrzeg, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area...

, Kępno

Kępno, Stargard County

Kępno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzany, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Dobrzany, east of Stargard Szczeciński, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Kielno

Kielno, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kielno is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzany, within Stargard 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....

, Kozy

Kozy, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kozy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzany, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Dobrzany, east of Stargard Szczeciński, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Krzemień

Krzemień, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Krzemień is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzany, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Dobrzany, east of Stargard Szczeciński, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Lutkowo

Lutkowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Lutkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzany, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Dobrzany, east of Stargard Szczeciński, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was...

, Mosina

Mosina, Stargard County

Mosina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzany, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Dobrzany, east of Stargard Szczeciński, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Odargowo

Odargowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Odargowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzany, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Dobrzany, east of Stargard Szczeciński, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was...

, Ognica

Ognica, Stargard County

Ognica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzany, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Dobrzany, east of Stargard Szczeciński, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Okole

Okole, Stargard County

Okole is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzany, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Dobrzany, east of Stargard Szczeciński, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was...

, Sierakowo

Sierakowo, Stargard County

Sierakowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzany, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Dobrzany, east of Stargard Szczeciński, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was part...

 and Szadzko

Szadzko

Szadzko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzany, within Stargard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Dobrzany, east of Stargard Szczeciński, and east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Dobrzany is bordered by the gminas of Chociwel

Gmina Chociwel

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

, Drawsko Pomorskie

Gmina Drawsko Pomorskie

Gmina Drawsko Pomorskie is an urban-rural gmina in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland...

, Ińsko

Gmina Insko

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

, Kalisz Pomorski

Gmina Kalisz Pomorski

Gmina Kalisz Pomorski is an urban-rural gmina in Drawsko County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland...

, Marianowo

Gmina Marianowo

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

, Recz

Gmina Recz

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

 and Suchań

Gmina Suchan

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

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