Gmina Lubartów

Gmina Lubartów Lubartów Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms
Location within the county and voivodeship
Coordinates (Lubartów): 51°28′N 22°36′E / 51.467°N 22.600°ECoordinates: 51°28′N 22°36′E / 51.467°N 22.600°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
County	Lubartów
Seat	Lubartów
Area
• Total	158.94 km^2 (61.37 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	10,212
• Density	64/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Website	http://www.lubartow.gmina.woi.lublin.pl/

Gmina Lubartów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Lubartów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Lubartów, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.

The gmina covers an area of 158.94 square kilometres (61.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 10,212.

History

Gmina Lubartów was created out of the Łucka and Lisów gminas in 1973.

The oldest monument of the gmina is probably Góra Tatarska, an old fort. The area is well known for its craft skills, particularly dried flower compositions and Easter palms (made of dried grasses).

Geography

About 57% of the land is arable whilst 35% is forested, mostly in the southwestern corner of the gmina. It is located on the Lubartów plateau, and the Wieprz river valley forms the eastern part of the region and here there are large areas of meadow and pastures, as well as some wetlands. In the south there is a large forest - Kozłowiecki forest.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Lubartów is bordered by the town of Lubartów and by the gminas of Firlej, Kamionka, Niedźwiada, Niemce, Ostrówek, Serniki and Spiczyn.

Villages

The gmina contains the following villages with the status of sołectwo: Annobór, Annobór-Kolonia, Baranówka, Brzeziny, Chlewiska, Lisów, Łucka, Łucka-Kolonia, Majdan Kozłowiecki, Mieczysławka, Nowodwór, Nowodwór-Piaski, Rokitno, Lubartów County, Skrobów, Skrobów-Kolonia, Szczekarków, Trójnia, Trzciniec, Wandzin, Wincentów, Wola Lisowska, Wola Mieczysławska, Wólka Rokicka and Wólka Rokicka-Kolonia.

References

• Polish official population figures 2006