__NOTOC__ Gmina Dubeninki is a rural

gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...

(administrative district) in

Gołdap County __NOTOC__ Gołdap County ( pl, powiat gołdapski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia. Its administrative seat and only town is Gołdap, w ...

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship or Warmia-Masuria Province or Warmia-Mazury Province (in pl, Województwo warmińsko-mazurskie, is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn. The voivodeship has an are ...

, in northern

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, on the border with

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. Its seat is the village of

Dubeninki Dubeninki ( lt, Dubininkai, german: Dubeningken) is a village in Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) c ...

, which lies approximately east of

Gołdap Gołdap ( or variant ''Goldapp''; lt, Geldupė, Geldapė, Galdapė) is a town in northeastern Poland, in the region of Masuria, seat of Gołdap County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It is located on the Gołdapa River, between the Szeskie ...

and east of the regional capital

Olsztyn Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini'' * Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county rights. ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 3,151. The gmina contains part of the

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

called

Puszcza Romincka Landscape Park Puszcza Romincka Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Puszczy Rominckiej'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in northern Poland, established in 1998, covering an area of . It takes its name from the Puszcza Romincka or Romincka Forest. The Pa ...

Villages

Gmina Dubeninki contains the villages and settlements of Barcie, Będziszewo, Białe Jeziorki, Błąkały,

Błędziszki Błędziszki (german: Blindischken) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dubeninki, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It lies approx ...

, Bludzie Małe, Bludzie Wielkie, Boczki, Budwiecie, Cisówek,

Czarne Czarne (; formerly german: Hammerstein) is a town in Człuchów County of the Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 5,747. Demographics ImageSize = width:450 height:220 PlotArea = l ...

, Degucie,

, Golubie, Golubie Male, Kiekskiejmy, Kiepojcie, Kociołki,

Kramnik Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik (russian: Влади́мир Бори́сович Кра́мник; born 25 June 1975) is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the undisputed World Chess Cha ...

, Lenkupie, Linowo, Łoje, Łysogóra, Maciejowięta, Markowo, Marlinowo, Meszno, Orliniec, Ostrowo, Pluszkiejmy, Pobłędzie, Przerośl Gołdapska, Przesławki, Rakówek, Redyki, Rogajny, Skajzgiry, Stańczyki, Sumowo, Tuniszki, Wobały, Wysoki Garb, Żabojady, Zawiszyn, Żerdziny and

Żytkiejmy Żytkiejmy ; (german: Szittkehmen until 1936, 1936-38 ''Schittkehmen'', 1938-46 ''Wehrkirchen''; lt, Žydkiemis) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dubeninki, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Polan ...

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Dubeninki is bordered by the gminas of Filipów,

Przerośl Przerośl is a village in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the '' gmina'' (administrative unit) called Gmina Przerośl. It lies approximately north-west of Suwałki and north of the regional ca ...

and

Wiżajny Wiżajny is a village in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wiżajny. It lies approximately north of Suwałki ...

. It also borders

(

Kaliningrad oblast Kaliningrad Oblast (russian: Калинингра́дская о́бласть, translit=Kaliningradskaya oblast') is the westernmost federal subject of Russia. It is a semi-exclave situated on the Baltic Sea. The largest city and administr ...

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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