Gmina Somonino 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 Kartuzy County

Kartuzy County

Kartuzy County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern 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 Kartuzy, which lies west...

, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Pomeranian Voivodeship

Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River...

, in northern 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 Somonino

Somonino

Somonino is a village in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Somonino. It lies approximately south of Kartuzy and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, which lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Kartuzy

Kartuzy

Kartuzy is a town in the historic Eastern Pomerania region of northwestern Poland, located about west of Gdańsk with a population of 15,472...

 and 30 km (19 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk

Gdansk

Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...

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The gmina covers an area of 112.27 square kilometres (43.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,214.

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 Kashubian Landscape Park

Kashubian Landscape Park

Kashubian Landscape Park is a Landscape Park, a Polish protected area classification, in northern Poland. It represents the natural landscape of and is named after the historic Kashubian culture that existed in this region.-Geography:The Kashubian Landscape Park covers an area of , and was...

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Villages

Gmina Somonino contains the villages and settlements of Borcz

Borcz

Borcz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Somonino, south-east of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Borcz-Leśniczówka

Borcz-Lesniczówka

Borcz-Leśniczówka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Somonino, south-east of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the history of the...

, Chylowa Huta

Chylowa Huta

Chylowa Huta is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Somonino, south of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Dębowo

Debowo, Kartuzy County

Dębowo is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Somonino, south of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Egiertowo

Egiertowo

Egiertowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Somonino, south of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Goręczyno

Goreczyno

Goręczyno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Somonino, south of Kartuzy, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Graniczny Dwór

Graniczny Dwór

Graniczny Dwór is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Somonino, south of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Hopowo

Hopowo

Hopowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Somonino, south of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Jeknica

Jeknica

Jeknica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Somonino, south of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Kamela

Kamela

Kamela is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Somonino, south of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Kaplica

Kaplica, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kaplica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Somonino, south of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Kolańska Huta

Kolanska Huta

Kolańska Huta is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Somonino, south-west of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the history of the...

, Koszowatka

Koszowatka

Koszowatka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Somonino, south-west of Kartuzy, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Lisia Góra

Lisia Góra, Kartuzy County

Lisia Góra is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Somonino, south of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Mały Dwór, Nowy Dwór

Nowy Dwór, Gmina Somonino

Nowy Dwór is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Somonino, south of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Ostowo

Ostowo, Gmina Somonino

Ostowo is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Somonino, south-west of Kartuzy, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Ostrzyce

Ostrzyce, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Ostrzyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Somonino, south-west of Kartuzy, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Patoka

Patoka, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Patoka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Somonino, south-east of Kartuzy, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Piotrowo

Piotrowo, Kartuzy County

Piotrowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Somonino, south of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Połęczyno, Pstra Suka

Pstra Suka

Pstra Suka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Somonino, south-east of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the history of the...

, Ramleje

Ramleje

Ramleje is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Somonino, south-west of Kartuzy, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Rąty

Räty

Raty may refer to:* Jorma Räty, Finnish weightlifter* Seppo Räty , Finnish javelin thrower* Rąty, a village in northern Poland...

, Rokitki

Rokitki, Kartuzy County

Rokitki is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Somonino, south-west of Kartuzy, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Rybaki

Rybaki, Kartuzy County

Rybaki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Somonino, south of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Sarni Dwór-Leśniczówka

Sarni Dwór-Lesniczówka

Sarni Dwór-Leśniczówka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Somonino, south-east of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the...

, Sarnówko

Sarnówko, Gmina Somonino

Sarnówko is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Somonino, south-west of Kartuzy, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Sławki, Sławki Górne, Somonino

Somonino

Somonino is a village in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Somonino. It lies approximately south of Kartuzy and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Stacja Wieżyca

Stacja Wiezyca

Stacja Wieżyca is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Somonino, south of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the history of the...

, Starkowa Huta

Starkowa Huta

Starkowa Huta is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Somonino, south of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Stary Dwór

Stary Dwór, Gmina Somonino

Stary Dwór is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Somonino, south of Kartuzy, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Trątkownica

Tratkownica

Trątkownica is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Somonino, south-east of Kartuzy, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Wyczechowo

Wyczechowo

Wyczechowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Somonino, south-east of Kartuzy, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

 and Wyczechowo-Osady

Wyczechowo-Osady

Wyczechowo-Osady is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Somonino, south-east of Kartuzy, and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.For details of the history of...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Somonino is bordered by the gminas of Kartuzy

Gmina Kartuzy

Gmina Kartuzy is an urban-rural gmina in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kartuzy, which lies approximately west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Kościerzyna

Gmina Koscierzyna

Gmina Kościerzyna is a rural gmina in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kościerzyna, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, Nowa Karczma

Gmina Nowa Karczma

Gmina Nowa Karczma is a rural gmina in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Nowa Karczma, which lies approximately east of Kościerzyna and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Przywidz

Gmina Przywidz

Gmina Przywidz is a rural gmina in Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Przywidz, which lies approximately west of Pruszcz Gdański and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

, Stężyca

Gmina Stezyca, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Gmina Stężyca is a rural gmina in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Stężyca, which lies approximately south-west of Kartuzy and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

 and Żukowo

Gmina Zukowo

Gmina Żukowo is an urban-rural gmina in Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Żukowo, which lies approximately east of Kartuzy and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....

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