Gmina Gostycyn 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 Tuchola County

Tuchola County

Tuchola 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 only town is Tuchola, which...

, 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 Gostycyn

Gostycyn

Gostycyn is a village in Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Gostycyn. It lies approximately south of Tuchola and north of Bydgoszcz....

, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Tuchola

Tuchola

Tuchola is a town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland. The Pomeranian town, which had a population of 13,976 as of 2004, is located close to the Tuchola Forests about 7t0 km north of Bydgoszcz, and is the seat of Tuchola County...

 and 44 km (27 mi) north of Bydgoszcz.

The gmina covers an area of 136.15 square kilometres (52.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,189.

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 Tuchola Landscape Park

Tuchola Landscape Park

Tuchola Landscape Park is a protected area in north-central Poland, established in 1985, covering an area of in the Tuchola Forests close to the town of Tuchola....

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Villages

Gmina Gostycyn contains the villages and settlements of Bagienica

Bagienica

Bagienica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gostycyn, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Gostycyn, south of Tuchola, and north of Bydgoszcz....

, Gostycyn

Gostycyn

Gostycyn is a village in Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Gostycyn. It lies approximately south of Tuchola and north of Bydgoszcz....

, Kamienica

Kamienica, Tuchola County

Kamienica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gostycyn, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Gostycyn, south of Tuchola, and north of Bydgoszcz....

, Łyskowo, Mała Klonia, Motyl

Motyl, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Motyl is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gostycyn, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Gostycyn, south of Tuchola, and north of Bydgoszcz....

, Piła, Pruszcz

Pruszcz, Tuchola County

Pruszcz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gostycyn, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Gostycyn, south of Tuchola, and north of Bydgoszcz....

, Przyrowa

Przyrowa, Tuchola County

Przyrowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gostycyn, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Gostycyn, south-west of Tuchola, and north of Bydgoszcz.-References:...

, Świt

Swit, Gmina Gostycyn

Świt is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gostycyn, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gostycyn, south of Tuchola, and north of Bydgoszcz.-References:...

, Wielka Klonia

Wielka Klonia

Wielka Klonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gostycyn, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Gostycyn, south-west of Tuchola, and north of Bydgoszcz....

, Wielki Mędromierz

Wielki Medromierz

Wielki Mędromierz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gostycyn, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:...

 and Żółwiniec.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Gostycyn is bordered by the gminas of Cekcyn

Gmina Cekcyn

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

, Kęsowo

Gmina Kesowo

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

, Koronowo

Gmina Koronowo

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

, Lubiewo

Gmina Lubiewo

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

, Sępólno Krajeńskie

Gmina Sepólno Krajenskie

Gmina Sępólno Krajeńskie is an urban-rural gmina in Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland...

, Sośno

Gmina Sosno

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

 and Tuchola

Gmina Tuchola

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

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