Gmina Kłecko

Gmina Kłecko Kłecko Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Gniezno
Seat	Kłecko
Area
• Total	131.7 km2 (50.8 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	7,569
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
• Urban	2,677
• Rural	4,892
Website	http://www.klecko.pl/index1.html

Gmina Kłecko is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Kłecko, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-west of Gniezno and 44 km (27 mi) north-east of the regional capital Poznań.

The gmina covers an area of 131.7 square kilometres (50.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,569 (out of which the population of Kłecko amounts to 2,677, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,892).

Massacre during Second World War

During the German Invasion of Poland in 1939, German soldiers mass murdered 23 Poles in the area. .The victims were either shot, beaten to death with rifles and stabbed to death by bayonets by German soldiers. They were later buried in a mass grave.

Villages

Apart from the town of Kłecko, Gmina Kłecko contains the villages and settlements of Bielawy, Biskupice, Bojanice, Brzozogaj, Charbowo, Czechy, Dębnica, Działyń, Dziećmiarki, Gorzuchowo, Kamieniec, Komorowo, Kopydłowo, Michalcza, Polska Wieś, Pomarzany, Pruchnowo, Sulin, Świniary, Ułanowo, Waliszewo, Wilkowyja and Zakrzewo.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kłecko is bordered by the gminas of Gniezno, Kiszkowo, Łubowo, Mieleszyn, Mieścisko and Skoki.