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Gmina Mieścisko

urban-rural gmina of Poland

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ254054 ↗
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Gmina Mieścisko is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wągrowiec County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Mieścisko, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Wągrowiec and 48 km (30 mi) north-east of the regional capital Poznań.

The gmina covers an area of 135.62 square kilometres (52.4 sq mi), and as of June 2008, its total population is 5,942.

Villages

Gmina Mieścisko contains the villages and settlements of Budziejewko, Budziejewo, Gołaszewo, Gółka, Gorzewo, Jaroszewo Drugie, Jaroszewo Pierwsze, Jaworówko, Kłodzin, Mieścisko, Miłosławice, Mirkowice, Mirkowiczki, Nieświastowice, Piastowice, Pląskowo, Podlesie Kościelne, Podlesie Wysokie, Popowo Kościelne, Popowo-Huby, Popowo-Kolonia, Sarbia, Strzeszkowo, Wiela, Wybranówko, Wymysłowo, Żabiczyn, Zakrzewo and Zbietka.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Mieścisko is bordered by the gminas of Damasławek, Janowiec Wielkopolski, Kłecko, Mieleszyn, Skoki and Wągrowiec.

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Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2008—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, Gmina, Mieścisko and urban-rural is the immediate research focus.
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