Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce

Skalmierzyce [skalmjɛˈʐɨt͡sɛ] is an urbanized village in Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Ostrów Wielkopolski and 106 km (66 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań. It adjoins the town of Nowe Skalmierzyce. Skalmierzyce has a population of around 4,000. It is the administrative seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce. It is the only village in Poland to be the seat of a gmina containing a town (until 2009 it shared that status with Święta Katarzyna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship). In local speech it is often called Stare Skalmierzyce ("Old Skalmierzyce"), to distinguish it from Nowe Skalmierzyce ("New Skalmierzyce"). It was originally called Scarbimirzyce, and is first mentioned in 1343. In 1815 it found itself close to the border between Prussia and Russian-controlled Congress Poland; a customs post was set up close by, which later developed into Nowe Skalmierzyce. Buildings of interest include St. Catherine's church, built 1791–1792 and extended in 1873.

Gniazdów (German 1939-1945 Langdorf) [ˈɡɲazduf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Skalmierzyce, 21 km (13 mi) east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and 106 km (66 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Nowe Skalmierzyce railway station is a railway station in Nowe Skalmierzyce, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, located in the eastern part of the city. The station is located on the Łódź–Forst (Lausitz) railway. The train services are operated by Przewozy Regionalne.

Bilczew [ˈbilt͡ʂɛf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sieroszewice, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Sieroszewice, 19 km (12 mi) east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and 109 km (68 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Kurów [ˈkuruf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Skalmierzyce, 20 km (12 mi) north-east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and 103 km (64 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Nowe Skalmierzyce [ˈnɔvɛ skalmʲɛˈʐɨt͡sɛ] is a town and its surrounding municipality in Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in central Poland. The town has a population of 5,093 (2006 est.), while the municipality, Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, which is a mixed urban-rural gmina that includes the town, has a population of 15,191. The town has a land area of only 1.58 km², which results in a population density of 3,223.4 persons/km², the seventh-highest density of all towns in Poland, and the second-highest density (after Swarzędz) of the urban portion of any Polish urban-rural gmina (gmina miejsko-wiejska). The gmina has a land area of 125.42 km². Nowe Skalmierzyce ("New Skalmierzyce") adjoins the urbanized village of Skalmierzyce, which is in fact the administrative seat of the gmina.

Ociąż [ˈɔt͡ɕɔ̃ʂ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Skalmierzyce, 18 km (11 mi) north-east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and 103 km (64 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Biskupice Ołoboczne [biskuˈpit͡sɛ ɔwɔˈbɔt͡ʂnɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Skalmierzyce, 17 km (11 mi) east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and 106 km (66 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Kościuszków [kɔɕˈt͡ɕuʂkuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Skalmierzyce, 19 km (12 mi) north-east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and 103 km (64 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

Boczków (German 1939-1945 Maternhof) [ˈbɔt͡ʂkuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north of Skalmierzyce, 23 km (14 mi) north-east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and 105 km (65 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań. The village dates back to the Late Middle Ages. It was part of the Kingdom of Poland until the late-18th century Partitions of Poland, when it was annexed by Prussia. On December 27, 1918, Jan Mertka was killed in Boczków as the first fallen participant of the Greater Poland Uprising, aimed at reuniting the region with the just re-established Polish state. In response, the Polish insurgents captured the village, which became the first fully liberated village of the region during the uprising. There is a monument dedicated to Jan Mertka in Boczków. He is buried in Ostrów Wielkopolski.

Fabianów [faˈbjanuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Skalmierzyce, 16 km (10 mi) east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and 104 km (65 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań. The village has an approximate population of 650.

Śliwniki [ɕlivˈniki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Skalmierzyce (the gmina seat), 23 km (14 mi) east of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and 109 km (68 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.