Gmina Stare Czarnowo


Gmina Stare Czarnowo is a rural gmina in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Stare Czarnowo, which lies approximately east of Gryfino and south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
The gmina covers an area of, and as of 2006 its total population is 3,871.
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Szczecin Landscape Park.
At the end of November 2007 the mayor of the city of Szczecin, Piotr Krzystek, presented a proposal to incorporate Stare Czarnowo into Szczecin. Eventually, the proposal was not accepted.

Villages

Gmina Stare Czarnowo contains the villages and settlements of Będogoszcz, Binówko, Binowo, Dębina, Dobropole Gryfińskie, Gliniec, Glinna, Kartno, Kołbacz, Kołówko, Kołowo, Komorówko, Małolesie, Modrzewko, Nieznań, Osetne Pole, Stare Czarnowo, Węglino, Żelewo and Żelisławiec.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Stare Czarnowo is bordered by the city of Szczecin and by the gminas of Bielice, Gryfino, Kobylanka, Pyrzyce, Stargard and Warnice.