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miejscowość gminna

English translation: communal towns

08:51 Apr 30, 2020
Polish to English translations [PRO]
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Polish term or phrase: miejscowość gminna
Z dyplomu inżyniera architekta, lista przedmiotów na politechnice:
np. konstrukcje budowlane - drewniane i murowane
projektowanie architektoniczne - mieszkalnictwo
projektowanie architektoniczne - rekreacja
projektowanie architektoniczne - mieszkalnictwo wielorodzinne
osadnictwo wiejskie - studium miejscowości gminnej
marzena l
Poland
Local time: 01:32
English translation:communal towns
Explanation:
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definitions of "commune" are the following:

"1: the smallest administrative district of many countries especially in Europe
...
3: COMMUNITY: such as
...
(2): an often rural community organized on a communal basis."

I would say it fits definition no. 1 better. You could also translate it as "municipality," although a "commune" has more rural connotations.
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Michael Grabczan-Grabowski
Canada
Local time: 17:32
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Summary of answers provided
5communal towns
Michael Grabczan-Grabowski
3seat of an administrative district/a gmina
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
3(local/area/commune/municipality) administrative center/locality
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seat of an administrative district/a gmina


Explanation:
Mstów [mstuf] (Yiddish: Amstov) is a village (town in 1279 - 1870) in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mstów.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstów,_Silesian_Voivodeship


Miejscowość gminna Mstów położona jest w województwie śląskim, w północnej części powiatu częstochowskiego (ryc. 1).
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330569793_Wskazanie...

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 19:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 1299

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Michael Grabczan-Grabowski: In the context of "osadnictwo wiejskie - studium miejscowości gminnej," it is a subject of study -- "Rural Settlements - Analysis of Communal Towns." The example of "seat of a ..." sounds very clunky in this context. What do you think?
1 day 4 hrs
  -> For a subject of study, a study of seats of administrative districts.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(local/area/commune/municipality) administrative center/locality


Explanation:
Założenia i cele przedmiotu:

Miejscowość gminna jako centrum obsługi gminy - ośrodek społeczno-gospodarczej więzi wsi. Studium koncepcji planu zagospodarowania miejscowości gminnej w aspekcie harmonijnego i trwałego rozwoju. Studium programowo-przestrzenne całego osiedla. Koncepcja zagospodarowania wybranego fragmentu miejscowości z uwzględnieniem zasad kompozycji urbanistycznej i architektonicznej nawiązującej do wartości środowiska kulturowego. - https://usosweb.pb.edu.pl/kontroler.php?_action=katalog2/prz...

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Arazan's population of 3,072 was divided into 425 households (takatin, sing. takat) ...

Arazan is now the commune's administrative center. - https://ishr.site/JUFy



geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 803
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
communal towns


Explanation:
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definitions of "commune" are the following:

"1: the smallest administrative district of many countries especially in Europe
...
3: COMMUNITY: such as
...
(2): an often rural community organized on a communal basis."

I would say it fits definition no. 1 better. You could also translate it as "municipality," although a "commune" has more rural connotations.

Example sentence(s):
  • Rural Settlements - Analysis of Communal Towns

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmina
    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commune
Michael Grabczan-Grabowski
Canada
Local time: 17:32
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Dziękuję wszystkim za pomoc i dyskusję.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ewa Dabrowska: raczej nie byłoby to zrozumiałe, a dodatkowo gmina wcale nie jest małą jednostką
15 hrs
  -> A "gmina" is the smallest administrative division in Poland. You get three divisions: "gmina", "powiat", and vovoideship. But, yes, a "gmina" can encompass a large area. As a subject of study, "Analysis of Communal Towns" would work. See the context.
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