Gmina Żerków 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 Jarocin County

Jarocin County

Jarocin 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 Jarocin, which lies...

, 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 town of Żerków

Zerków

Żerków is a town in Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,076 inhabitants . Zerkow was used by the Germans during WWII as a resort spot for soldiers during the war, which is located 53 kilometers east of the Polish Industrial City of Poznań, Poland.In 1962 a telecommunication...

, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Jarocin

Jarocin

Jarocin Jarocin Jarocin ( is a town in central Poland with 25,700 inhabitants (1995). Since 1999 Jarocin has been located in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, prior to that it was located in the Kalisz Voivodeship (1975–1998).- History :...

 and 58 km (36 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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The gmina covers an area of 170.5 square kilometres (65.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 10,555 (out of which the population of Żerków amounts to 2,058, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 8,497).

Villages

Apart from the town of Żerków, Gmina Żerków contains the villages and settlements of Antonin

Antonin, Jarocin County

Antonin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żerków, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Żerków, north-east of Jarocin, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.The village has a population of...

, Bieździadów

Biezdziadów

Bieździadów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żerków, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.-References:...

, Brzóstków

Brzóstków

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

, Chrzan

Chrzan, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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

, Chwałów, Dobieszczyzna

Dobieszczyzna

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

, Gąsiorów

Gasiorów, Jarocin County

Gąsiorów is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Żerków, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Żerków, north of Jarocin, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Gęczew

Geczew

Gęczew is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Żerków, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Żerków, north of Jarocin, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Kamień

Kamien, Jarocin County

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

, Komorze Przybysławskie, Kretków

Kretków

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

, Laski

Laski, Jarocin County

Laski is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Żerków, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Żerków, north of Jarocin, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Lgów

Lgów

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

, Lisew

Lisew

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

, Lubinia Mała, Ludwinów

Ludwinów, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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

, Miniszew

Miniszew

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

, Paruchów

Paruchów

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

, Parzewnia

Parzewnia

Parzewnia is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Żerków, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Żerków, north of Jarocin, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Pawłowice, Podlesie

Podlesie, Jarocin County

Podlesie is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Żerków, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Żerków, north-east of Jarocin, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Pogorzelica

Pogorzelica, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Pogorzelica is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Żerków, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Żerków, north of Jarocin, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Prusinów

Prusinów

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

, Przybysław, Raszewy

Raszewy, Jarocin County

Raszewy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żerków, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Żerków, north-east of Jarocin, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.The village has a population of...

, Rogaszyce

Rogaszyce, Jarocin County

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

, Rozmarynów

Rozmarynów

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

, Siekierzyn

Siekierzyn, Jarocin County

Siekierzyn is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Żerków, within Jarocin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Żerków, north-east of Jarocin, and south-east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

, Sierszew

Sierszew

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

, Śmiełów, Stęgosz

Stegosz

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

, Sucha

Sucha, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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

, Szczonów

Szczonów

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

, Żerniki

Zerniki, Jarocin County

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

 and Żółków.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Żerków is bordered by the gminas of Czermin

Gmina Czermin, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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

, Gizałki, Jarocin

Gmina Jarocin, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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

, Kołaczkowo, Kotlin

Gmina Kotlin

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

, Miłosław, Nowe Miasto nad Wartą

Gmina Nowe Miasto nad Warta

Gmina Nowe Miasto nad Wartą is a rural gmina in Środa Wielkopolska County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland...

 and 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....

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