Chojna

Gmina Chojna is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, on the German border. Its seat is the town of Chojna, which lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) south of Gryfino and 52 km (32 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin. The gmina covers an area of 332.89 square kilometres (128.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,960 (out of which the population of Chojna amounts to 7,187, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,773). The gmina contains part of the protected area called Cedynia Landscape Park.

The Giant is a London plane tree, located in the city Chojna, Poland. It is one of the thickest trees in the country.The name of the tree in Polish – Olbrzym – means a very large, huge thing (even a person).The Giant is about 300 years old, according to the dendrochronological research, and once stood in the Viereck'scher Garten. It is a monumental, 35 m tall tree with a trunk circumference of 1066 cm (in 2014, at the narrowest place, 0.45 m high). Its circumference at breast height (CBH) is 11 m (in 2015).This plane has a large, probably multistemmed, ellipsoid trunk. It forks at heights of 2.5 and 5 m, creating a large crown.The tree is preserved by the local government because it had been set on fire several times. Since 2011 it is fenced to protect it from birds and insects.In 2012, it was judged among the best trees in the competition for tree of the year in Poland.The Giant Plane is the third thickest tree in Poland, and the largest and oldest London plane in the country.

Bara [ˈbara] (German: Bahrfelde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border.For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. The village has a population of 68.

Krupin [ˈkrupin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border.For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. The village has a population of 43.

Wilkoszyce [vilkɔˈʂɨt͡sɛ] (German: Wilhelmsberg) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south-west of Chojna, 33 km (21 mi) south of Gryfino, and 53 km (33 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. The village has a population of 10.

Graniczna [ɡraˈnit͡ʂna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Chojna, 29 km (18 mi) south of Gryfino, and 48 km (30 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. The village has a population of 120.

Barnkowo [barnˈkɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border.The village has a population of 28.

Kaliska [kaˈliska] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border.For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.The settlement has a population of 15.

Przyciesie [pʂɨˈt͡ɕɛɕɛ] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, near the German border.For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. The settlement has a population of 5.

Nawodna [naˈvɔdna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Chojna, 27 km (17 mi) south of Gryfino, and 47 km (29 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

Garnowo [ɡarˈnɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Chojna, 28 km (17 mi) south of Gryfino, and 47 km (29 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

Boguszczyn [bɔˈɡuʂt͡ʂɨn] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Chojna, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border.For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. The settlement has a population of 5.