__NOTOC__ Gmina Gietrzwałd is a rural

gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and tow ...

(administrative district) in

Olsztyn County __NOTOC__ Olsztyn County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in ...

, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

. Its seat is the village of

Gietrzwałd Gietrzwałd () is a village in northeastern Poland located in Warmia, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, near Olsztyn. Gietrzwałd is the capital of Gmina Gietrzwałd. Gietrzwałd is a popular Roman Catholic pilgrimage destination. Natural geogr ...

, which lies approximately west of the regional capital

Olsztyn Olsztyn ( , ) is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with powiat rights, city with county rights. The population of the city was estimated at 169,793 residents Olsz ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 5,315.

Villages

Gmina Gietrzwałd contains the villages and settlements of Barduń, Barwiny, Biesal, Cegłowo, Dłużki,

, Grazymy, Gronity, Guzowy Młyn, Guzowy Piec, Jadaminy, Kudypy, Łajsy,

Łęgucki Młyn Łęgucki Młyn is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gietrzwałd, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is located in the historic region of Warmia Warmia ( ; Latin: ''Varmia'', ''War ...

, Łęguty, Łopkajny, Łupstych, Naglady, Naterki, Nowy Młyn, Parwółki,

Pęglity Pęglity is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gietrzwałd, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Gietrzwałd and west of the regional capital Olsztyn Ols ...

, Podlejki, Rapaty, Rentyny, Salminek (German: Sallmeien), Siła, Smoleń, Śródka, Sząbruk, Tomarynki, Tomaryny, Unieszewo,

Woryty Woryty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gietrzwałd, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Gietrzwałd and west of the regional capital Olsztyn. Before ...

, Zaskwierki and Zdrojek.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Gietrzwałd is bordered by the city of

and by the gminas of

Jonkowo Jonkowo is a village in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Jonkowo. It lies approximately west of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in Wa ...

Łukta Łukta is a village in Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Łukta. It lies approximately north-east of Ostróda and west of the regional capital ...

Olsztynek Olsztynek (Masurian dialects, Masurian: Ôlstÿnek; ) is today a town in northern Poland, in Olsztyn County, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It is the administrative seat of Gmina Olsztynek. It is part of the historic region of Masuria. Geog ...

Ostróda Ostróda (; Old Prussian language, Old Prussian: ''Austrāti'') is a town in northern Poland, in the historic region of Masuria. It is the seat of the Ostróda County within the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship and has approximately 33,191 inhabitant ...

and

Stawiguda Stawiguda is a village in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stawiguda. It lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is lo ...

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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