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A wójt is the highest administrative officer of a Polish rural gmina, i.e., of a commune (gmina) comprising only villages. (The head of a town or city is called, respectively, the burmistrz or "president".)

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position
Subclass of
mayor
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Poland
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  • History and etymology
  • Wójt in modern times
  • Relations of wójt and gmina council
  • Anti-corruption regulation
  • Activities
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  • References

A wójt is the highest administrative officer of a Polish rural gmina, i.e., of a commune (gmina) comprising only villages. (The head of a town or city is called, respectively, the burmistrz or "president".)

==History and etymology== thumb|Trial before the by (1873), National Museum, Warsaw|National Museum in [[Warsaw]] The word wójt derives from the Latin advocatus, via the German 'Vogt'.

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