Gmina Drzycim is a 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 Świecie County

Swiecie County

Świecie County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-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 largest town is Świecie,...

, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

-Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea...

, in north-central 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 village of Drzycim

Drzycim

Drzycim is a village in Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Drzycim. It lies approximately north-west of Świecie, north-east of Bydgoszcz, and north of Toruń.The village has a population of 1,200.-References:...

, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Świecie

Swiecie

Świecie is a town in northern Poland with 25,968 inhabitants , situated in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship ; it was previously in Bydgoszcz Voivodeship . It is the capital of Świecie County.-History:...

, 49 km (30 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz, and 57 km (35 mi) north of Toruń

Torun

Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus....

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The gmina covers an area of 107.92 square kilometres (41.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,028.

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 Wda Landscape Park

Wda Landscape Park

Wda Landscape Park is a protected area in north-central Poland, established in 1993, covering an area of . It takes its name from the Wda river....

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Villages

Gmina Drzycim contains the villages and settlements of Bedlenki

Bedlenki

Bedlenki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drzycim, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Drzycim, north-west of Świecie, north-east of Bydgoszcz, and north of Toruń.The village has a population...

, Biechówko

Biechówko, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Biechówko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drzycim, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Drzycim, north-west of Świecie, north-east of Bydgoszcz, and north of Toruń.-References:...

, Biechowo

Biechowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Biechowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drzycim, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Drzycim, north-west of Świecie, north-east of Bydgoszcz, and north of Toruń.-References:...

, Dąbrówka

Dabrówka, Swiecie County

Dąbrówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drzycim, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Drzycim, north-west of Świecie, north-east of Bydgoszcz, and north of Toruń.-References:...

, Dólsk

Dólsk

Dólsk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drzycim, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Drzycim, north-west of Świecie, north-east of Bydgoszcz, and north of Toruń.-References:...

, Drzycim

Drzycim

Drzycim is a village in Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Drzycim. It lies approximately north-west of Świecie, north-east of Bydgoszcz, and north of Toruń.The village has a population of 1,200.-References:...

, Gacki

Gacki, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Gacki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drzycim, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Drzycim, north-west of Świecie, north-east of Bydgoszcz, and north of Toruń.-References:...

, Gródek

Gródek, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Gródek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drzycim, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Drzycim, north-west of Świecie, north-east of Bydgoszcz, and north of Toruń.The village has a population of...

, Jastrzębie

Jastrzebie, Swiecie County

Jastrzębie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drzycim, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Drzycim, north-west of Świecie, and north of Bydgoszcz....

, Kaliska

Kaliska, Swiecie County

Kaliska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drzycim, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Drzycim, north of Świecie, north-east of Bydgoszcz, and north of Toruń.The village has a population of...

, Krakówek

Krakówek

Krakówek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drzycim, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Drzycim, north-west of Świecie, and north-east of Bydgoszcz....

, Leosia

Leosia

Leosia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drzycim, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Drzycim, north of Świecie, north-east of Bydgoszcz, and north of Toruń.The village has a population of...

, Lubocheń

Lubochen

Lubocheń is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drzycim, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland....

, Mały Dólsk, Rówienica

Rówienica

Rówienica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drzycim, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Drzycim, north-west of Świecie, north-east of Bydgoszcz, and north of Toruń.The village has a population...

, Sierosław, Sierosławek, Spławie and Wery

Wery, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Wery is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drzycim, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Drzycim is bordered by the gminas of Bukowiec

Gmina Bukowiec

Gmina Bukowiec is a rural gmina in Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Bukowiec, which lies approximately west of Świecie and north-east of Bydgoszcz....

, Jeżewo

Gmina Jezewo

Gmina Jeżewo is a rural gmina in Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Jeżewo, which lies approximately north of Świecie, north of Toruń, and north-east of Bydgoszcz....

, Lniano

Gmina Lniano

Gmina Lniano is a rural gmina in Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Lniano, which lies approximately north-west of Świecie and north of Bydgoszcz....

, Osie

Gmina Osie

Gmina Osie is a rural gmina in Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Osie, which lies approximately north of Świecie, north-east of Bydgoszcz, and north of Toruń....

 and Świecie

Gmina Swiecie

Gmina Świecie is an urban-rural gmina in Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Świecie, which lies approximately north of Toruń and north-east of Bydgoszcz....

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