Śrem County


Śrem County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Śrem, which lies south of the regional capital Poznań. The county also contains the towns of Książ Wielkopolski, lying east of Śrem, and Dolsk, south of Śrem.
The county covers an area of. As of 2006 its total population is 58,646, out of which the population of Śrem is 30,227, that of Książ Wielkopolski is 2,724, that of Dolsk is 1,479, and the rural population is 24,216.

Neighbouring counties

Śrem County is bordered by Poznań County to the north, Środa Wielkopolska County to the north-east, Jarocin County to the east, Gostyń County to the south and Kościan County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into four gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
GminaTypeArea
Population
Seat
Gmina Śremurban-rural205.839,841Śrem
Gmina Książ Wielkopolskiurban-rural147.98,429Książ Wielkopolski
Gmina Dolskurban-rural124.85,732Dolsk
Gmina Brodnicarural95.94,644Brodnica