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Jan Słomka (1842–1932) was the Habsburg Polish mayor of Dzików in the late 19th and early 20th century. Słomka is perhaps best known for his memoir , From Serfdom to Self-Government: Memoirs of a Polish Village Mayor , with its descriptions of Polish peasant life from the time of Polish serfdom until after World War I .
Poland has a three-tier administrative division since 1999. On the first level, Poland is divided into 16 voivodeships (Polish: województwa, singular – województwo). These are sub-divided in 380 counties (Polish: powiaty, singular – powiat), and these counties contain 2,477 municipalities, known as gminas (plural - gminy). [1]
All municipalities in Poland are governed regardless of their type under the mandatory mayor–council government system. Executive power in a rural gmina is exercised by a wójt, while the homologue in municipalities containing cities or towns is called accordingly either a city mayor (prezydent miasta) or a town mayor (burmistrz), all of them elected by a two-round direct election, while the ...
Cebulki [t͡sɛˈbulki] (meaning 'onions' or 'bulbs') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kozłowo, within Nidzica County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. [1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Nidzica and 53 km (33 mi) south of the regional capital Olsztyn .
Download as PDF; Printable version ... Iłówko is a village in the administrative district ... in east-central Poland. [1] References This page was last ...
Bykowo [bɨˈkɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Korsze, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. [1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Korsze , 24 km (15 mi) north-west of Kętrzyn , and 63 km (39 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn .
Śniczany [ɕniˈt͡ʂanɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sidra, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. [ 1 ] References
Wojnowice [vɔi̯nɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kietrz, within Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. [1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Kietrz , 10 km (6 mi) south of Głubczyce , and 62 km (39 mi) south of the regional capital Opole .