Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce 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 Ostrów Wielkopolski County

Ostrów Wielkopolski County

Ostrów Wielkopolski County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-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 Ostrów...

, 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...

. In 1999 the administrative seat of the gmina was moved from the town of Nowe Skalmierzyce

Nowe Skalmierzyce

Nowe Skalmierzyce is a town and its surrounding municipality in Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. The town has a population of 5,093 , while the municipality, Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, which is a mixed urban-rural gmina that includes the town, has a...

 to the adjoining locality of Skalmierzyce

Skalmierzyce, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Skalmierzyce is an urbanized village in Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Ostrów Wielkopolski and south-east of the regional capital Poznań. It adjoins the town of Nowe Skalmierzyce.Skalmierzyce has a population of...

, which is officially classed as a village. (This is now the only urban-rural gmina in Poland to have its seat outside the town; until 2009 it shared that status with Gmina Święta Katarzyna, now Gmina Siechnice.)

The gmina covers an area of 125.67 square kilometres (48.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 15,169 (out of which the population of Nowe Skalmierzyce is 5,080, and the population of the remainder of the gmina is 10,089).

Skalmierzyce lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Ostrów Wielkopolski

Ostrów Wielkopolski

Ostrów Wielkopolski is a town in central Poland with 72,360 inhabitants , situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship; the seat of Ostrów Wielkopolski County.-History:Recently, a small fortified dwelling dating from the 10th century was discovered on the north-east side of...

 and 107 km (66 mi) south-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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Villages

Apart from Skalmierzyce and Nowe Skalmierzyce, the gmina also contains the villages and settlements of Biskupice

Biskupice, Ostrów Wielkopolski County

Biskupice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Skalmierzyce, north-east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Biskupice Ołoboczne, Boczków

Boczków

Boczków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Skalmierzyce, north-east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Chotów

Chotów, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Chotów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Skalmierzyce, east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.The...

, Czachory

Czachory

Czachory is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Skalmierzyce, north-east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Droszew

Droszew

Droszew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Skalmierzyce, north-east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Fabianów

Fabianów, Ostrów Wielkopolski County

Fabianów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Skalmierzyce, east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.The...

, Gałązki Małe, Gałązki Wielkie, Głóski, Gniazdów

Gniazdów, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Gniazdów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Skalmierzyce, east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Gostyczyna

Gostyczyna

Gostyczyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Skalmierzyce, east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Kościuszków

Kosciuszków, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Kościuszków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Skalmierzyce, north-east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Kotowiecko

Kotowiecko

Kotowiecko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Skalmierzyce, north-east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Kurów

Kurów, Ostrów Wielkopolski County

Kurów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Skalmierzyce, north-east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Leziona

Leziona

Leziona is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Skalmierzyce, east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.The...

, Mączniki

Maczniki, Ostrów Wielkopolski County

Mączniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Skalmierzyce, east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Miedzianów

Miedzianów

Miedzianów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Skalmierzyce, north-east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Ociąż

Ociaz

Ociąż is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Skalmierzyce, north-east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.The...

, Osiek

Osiek, Ostrów Wielkopolski County

Osiek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Pawłów, Pawłówek, Śliwniki

Sliwniki, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Śliwniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Skalmierzyce , east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Śmiłów, Strzegowa

Strzegowa, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Strzegowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Skalmierzyce , east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Trkusów

Trkusów

Trkusów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Skalmierzyce, north-east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital...

, Węgry

Wegry, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Węgry is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Skalmierzyce , east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital...

 and Żakowice

Zakowice, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Żakowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Skalmierzyce, north-east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and south-east of the regional capital...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce is bordered by the city of Kalisz

Kalisz

Kalisz is a city in central Poland with 106,857 inhabitants , the capital city of the Kalisz Region. Situated on the Prosna river in the southeastern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, the city forms a conurbation with the nearby towns of Ostrów Wielkopolski and Nowe Skalmierzyce...

 and by the gminas of Godziesze Wielkie

Gmina Godziesze Wielkie

Gmina Godziesze Wielkie is a rural gmina in Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Godziesze Wielkie, which lies approximately south-east of Kalisz and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006...

, Gołuchów, Ostrów Wielkopolski

Gmina Ostrów Wielkopolski

Gmina Ostrów Wielkopolski is a rural gmina in Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland...

 and Sieroszewice

Gmina Sieroszewice

Gmina Sieroszewice is a rural gmina in Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland...

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