General information
The occupied area is part of the lowlands within the Wielkopolska Lowlands. In the central part of the poviat, there is a wide Warta valley. To the north and south of it, there are various areas of uplands, in the north additionally diversified by 23 glacial lakes.
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The district is situated in an area with a temperate climate with mild winters and low annual precipitation. The territory of the poviat is poorly equipped with useful natural resources. The greatest exploited wealth is lignite, the deposits of which are located north of Konin.
Forests in total cover over 25 thousand. ha and constitute over 16% of the total area. The natural and landscape values of the poviat's natural environment include protected areas: the Warta River valley, a forest complex to the south-east of Konin, the Bieniszewska Primeval Forest and the vicinity of Gopło Lake and Skulskie Lakes.
The territory of the Konin County includes 14 municipalities:
They are divided into 295 village councils. The local community is inhabited by 506 towns, including 5 towns.
The capacity of the Konin poviat (as at the end of 2019) had 130,053 inhabitants. The largest population of inhabitants is in Ślesin commune (14,067), while the smallest - in Grodziec commune (5,160). The largest city in terms of the number of inhabitants is Golina (4,478). The population living in rural areas constitutes 86.41% of the total poviat population.
At the end of 2019, in the general population of the population, people in pre-working age constituted - 16.09% (20 920 thousand), in working age - 66.02% (85 864 thousand) and in post-working age 17.89% (23 269 thousand).
The number of registered unemployed in the poviat at the end of Q1 2020 was 3,963 people. The largest group - 31.77% were unemployed aged 25-34. The unemployment rate was 8.9%. Of the total number of the unemployed, 12.77% were people with higher education; 22.81% with post-secondary and secondary vocational education; 10.35% with general secondary education; 29.60% with basic vocational education; with lower secondary education and less 24.48%. Source: Poviat Labor Office in Konin
The Konin County, similarly to the other areas of the Konin subregion (the territory almost identical to the area of the former Konin Province), despite the negative impact of the fuel and energy complex, is characterized by a relatively large area of the so-called areas with the highest natural values and areas with elements of ecological networks.
Such features of the Konin County as: geographical location, clean natural environment, a series of lakes with forest complexes, historic buildings and protected areas make it an attractive area for the development of tourist services.
The specialist qualities of the poviat's territory constitute the basis for the development of such forms of qualified tourism as:
The central location of the poviat creates favorable conditions in terms of transport accessibility. It is a very important feature for the tourism sector. Easy access is conducive to the formation of tourist traffic in a given area and has many benefits. Apart from roads and means of transport, the communication base of the Konin poviat also includes marked hiking, cycling and canoeing routes.
The accommodation base of the Konin poviat consists mainly of hotels, conference and recreation centers, summer cottages, camping houses, campsites, inns, private lodgings and agritourism farms. In the poviat, there is a developed base of sports and recreational facilities, which are equipped with conference and recreation centers and hotels, and to a lesser extent a base of paratourism services and entertainment services.
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The district is situated in an area with a temperate climate with mild winters and low annual precipitation. The territory of the poviat is poorly equipped with useful natural resources. The greatest exploited wealth is lignite, the deposits of which are located north of Konin.
Forests in total cover over 25 thousand. ha and constitute over 16% of the total area. The natural and landscape values of the poviat's natural environment include protected areas: the Warta River valley, a forest complex to the south-east of Konin, the Bieniszewska Primeval Forest and the vicinity of Gopło Lake and Skulskie Lakes.
The territory of the Konin County includes 14 municipalities:
- 5 urban-rural communes: Golina, Kleczew, Rychwał, Sompolno, Ślesin;
- 9 rural communes: Grodziec, Kazimierz Biskupi, Kramsk, Krzymów, Rzgów, Skulsk, Stare Miasto, Wierzbinek, Wilczyn.
They are divided into 295 village councils. The local community is inhabited by 506 towns, including 5 towns.
The capacity of the Konin poviat (as at the end of 2019) had 130,053 inhabitants. The largest population of inhabitants is in Ślesin commune (14,067), while the smallest - in Grodziec commune (5,160). The largest city in terms of the number of inhabitants is Golina (4,478). The population living in rural areas constitutes 86.41% of the total poviat population.
At the end of 2019, in the general population of the population, people in pre-working age constituted - 16.09% (20 920 thousand), in working age - 66.02% (85 864 thousand) and in post-working age 17.89% (23 269 thousand).
The number of registered unemployed in the poviat at the end of Q1 2020 was 3,963 people. The largest group - 31.77% were unemployed aged 25-34. The unemployment rate was 8.9%. Of the total number of the unemployed, 12.77% were people with higher education; 22.81% with post-secondary and secondary vocational education; 10.35% with general secondary education; 29.60% with basic vocational education; with lower secondary education and less 24.48%. Source: Poviat Labor Office in Konin
The Konin County, similarly to the other areas of the Konin subregion (the territory almost identical to the area of the former Konin Province), despite the negative impact of the fuel and energy complex, is characterized by a relatively large area of the so-called areas with the highest natural values and areas with elements of ecological networks.
Such features of the Konin County as: geographical location, clean natural environment, a series of lakes with forest complexes, historic buildings and protected areas make it an attractive area for the development of tourist services.
The specialist qualities of the poviat's territory constitute the basis for the development of such forms of qualified tourism as:
- water tourism (canoeing, sailing, rowing, windsurfing, water skiing);
- hiking and biking;
- fishing.
The central location of the poviat creates favorable conditions in terms of transport accessibility. It is a very important feature for the tourism sector. Easy access is conducive to the formation of tourist traffic in a given area and has many benefits. Apart from roads and means of transport, the communication base of the Konin poviat also includes marked hiking, cycling and canoeing routes.
The accommodation base of the Konin poviat consists mainly of hotels, conference and recreation centers, summer cottages, camping houses, campsites, inns, private lodgings and agritourism farms. In the poviat, there is a developed base of sports and recreational facilities, which are equipped with conference and recreation centers and hotels, and to a lesser extent a base of paratourism services and entertainment services.
