__NOTOC__ Gmina Grunwald is a rural gmina (administrative district) in

Ostróda County __NOTOC__ Ostróda County ( pl, powiat ostródzki) 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 gover ...

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 ar ...

, in northern

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

. Gmina Grunwald is divided into 19

sołectwo A sołectwo ( Polish plural: ''sołectwa'') is an administrative unit in Poland, an optional subdivision of a gmina. The actions and organs of the sołectwo are decided by the gmina council. On 31 December 2018 Poland had 40 740 sołectwa. G ...

s. The villages with the largest population are Gierzwałd, which dates back to the 14th century, and Zybułtowo. Gierzwałd is the administrative seat of the gmina. Unusually the gmina is not named after the seat, but takes its name from the smaller village of Grunwald, because of the historical importance of the

Battle of Grunwald The Battle of Grunwald, Battle of Žalgiris or First Battle of Tannenberg was fought on 15 July 1410 during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War. The alliance of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, led respec ...

of 1410.

The gmina covers an area of (agricultural land 72%, forest 18%), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,648.

Villages

Gmina Grunwald includes the villages and settlements of Dąbrowo, Domkowo, Dylewko, Dylewo, Frygnowo, Gierzwałd, Glądy, Góry Lubiańskie, Grabiczki, Grunwald, Jędrychowo, Kalwa, Kiersztanówko, Kiersztanowo, Kitnowo, Łącko, Lipowa Góra, Łodwigowo, Lubian, Lubianek, Marcinkowo,

Mielno Mielno (german: Groß Möllen or ) is a resort town in Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mielno. It lies approximately north-west of Koszali ...

, Omin, Pacółtówko, Pacółtowo, Rychnowo, Rychnowska Wola, Rzepki,

Stębark Stębark (1945-46 ''Sztymbark'', german: Tannenberg) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grunwald, within Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. The village is chiefly known for two historic battles wh ...

, Szczepankowo, Tymawa, Ulnowo, Wróble, Zapieka and Zybułtowo.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Grunwald is bordered by the gminas of

Dąbrówno Dąbrówno (German: , lt, Gilgė) is a village and the seat of a gmina (municipality) in Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Ostróda and south-west of the regional capital Olszty ...

, Kozłowo,

Olsztynek Olsztynek (german: Hohenstein in Ostpreußen) is 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. Geography Olszty ...

and Ostróda.

Historical places of interest

* Post-battle chapel in the fields of Grunwald * Manor house, farm and park in Grunwald * 14th-century church, cemetery, palace and park in Dylewo * Methodist church in Gierzwałd * Church and belfry in Mielno * Palace in Pacółtów * Mazurian wooden church, belfry, convent palace park in Rychnowo * Church in Stębark * Church in Kiersztanowo * Granary and barns in Zybułtowo

Natural features

It contains several lakes, the largest of which are Jezioro Tymawskie, Jezioro Lubień, Jezioro Mielno, Jezioro Wielki Omin and Jezioro Mały Omin. Natural monuments and nature reserves: *

Dylewo Hills Landscape Park Dylewo Hills Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Wzgórz Dylewskich'') is a protected area (Landscape Park (Poland), Landscape Park) in northern Poland, established in 1994, covering an area of . The Park lies within Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship ...

(''Park Krajobrazowy Wzgórz Dylewskich'') * Devils Valley (Czarci Jar) with the confluences of the

Drwęca The Drwęca ('; german: Drewenz; lt, Druvinčia) is a river in northern Poland and a tributary of the Vistula river near Toruń (German: ''Thorn''), forming a part of the city's administrative boundary. It has a length of 231 km and a basin ...

river * Trout cultures in Czarci Jarz and Rychnowska Wola

References

Polish official population figures 2006

External links

Grunwald information site

Ostróda County, Gmina Grunwald (in Polish)

Culture, Sport and Recreation Centre (GOKSiR) in Gierzwałdz with information on the Battle of Grunwald

Grunwald Scouts, with qualification for Grunwald Badge

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