Its seat is the village of Ryczywół, which lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Oborniki and 47 km (29 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.

The gmina covers an area of 154.54 square kilometres (59.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,113.

In most of the cases the victims had their skulls crashed by hand tools.

Among Germans responsible following names have been identified:Erwin Bruno, Alexander Muller, Leonard Fietz, Kurt Munak, Georg Wendlandt, Heinz Noak, Willi Hubner.

[1] Gmina Ryczywół contains the villages and settlements of Boruchowo, Chlebowo, Chmielewo, Dąbrówka Ludomska, Drzonek, Gorzewko, Gorzewo, Gościejewko, Gościejewo Leśne, Igrzyna, Krężoły, Łaszczewiec, Lipa, Lipa Nowa, Lipa-Bagna, Lipa-Wojciechowo, Łopiszewo, Ludomicko, Ludomki, Ludomy, Ninino, Orłowo, Piłka-Młyn, Piotrowo, Połajewice, Radom, Ryczywół, Skrzetusz, Tłukawy, Trzy Góry, Wiardunki and Zawady.