Gmina Lądek 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 Słupca County, 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

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 Lądek, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Słupca and 73 km (45 mi) 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...

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The gmina covers an area of 98.32 square kilometres (38 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,660.

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 Warta Landscape Park

Warta Landscape Park

Warta Landscape Park is a protected area in west-central Poland, established in 1995, covering an area of along a stretch of the Warta river west of Konin....

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Villages

Gmina Lądek contains the villages and settlements of Ciążeń

Ciazen

Ciążeń is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lądek, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Słupca and east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Ciążeń-Holendry

Ciazen-Holendry

Ciążeń-Holendry is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lądek, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Dąbrowa, Dolany

Dolany, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Dolany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lądek, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Lądek, south-east of Słupca, and east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Dziedzice

Dziedzice, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Dziedzice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lądek, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Lądek, south of Słupca, and east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

, Jaroszyn

Jaroszyn, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Jaroszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lądek, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Słupca and east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Jaroszyn-Kolonia

Jaroszyn-Kolonia

Jaroszyn-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lądek, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Ląd

Lad, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Ląd is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lądek, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Słupca and east of the regional capital Poznań.The village has a population of 60....

, Ląd-Kolonia

Lad-Kolonia

Ląd-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lądek, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Lądek, Nakielec

Nakielec

Nakielec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lądek, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Piotrowo, Policko

Policko, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Policko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lądek, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Lądek, south of Słupca, and east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

, Ratyń

Ratyn, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Ratyń is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lądek, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Słupca and east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

, Samarzewo

Samarzewo

Samarzewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lądek, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Słupca and east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

, Sługocin, Sługocin-Kolonia, Wacławów and Wola Koszucka

Wola Koszucka

Wola Koszucka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lądek, within Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Słupca and east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Lądek is bordered by the town of Słupca and by the gminas of Golina

Gmina Golina

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

, Kołaczkowo, Pyzdry

Gmina Pyzdry

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

, Rzgów

Gmina Rzgów, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Gmina Rzgów is a rural gmina in Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Rzgów Pierwszy, which lies approximately south-west of Konin and east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Słupca and Zagórów

Gmina Zagórów

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

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