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Gromada[ɡrɔˈmada] is aPolish word meaning 'gathering', 'group', or 'assembly'. In thePolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the term referred to avillage organization which embraced all the inhabitants of a village and acted as a local authority, as well as overseeingtax payments. In this sense, thegromada developed between the 16th and 18th centuries, and continued to function inCongress Poland. Their chiefs took the title ofsołtys and were elected by the local population.^[1]

Thegromada continued to function ininterwar Poland, as a subdivision of agmina.^[1]

In thePolish People's Republic, between 1954 and 1972,gromada constituted the lowest tier of local government, taking over the role previously played by gminas. Agromada would generally consist of several villages, but they were smaller units than the gminas had been.^[1] Examples includeGromada Osiek,Gromada Tursko Wielkie.

In 1973, gminas were reintroduced andgromada abolished.^{[citation needed]} At present, the smallest unit of local government in rural Poland (subordinate to the gmina) is thesołectwo.

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