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Gmina Krasnopol, 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
Sejny County
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Sejny County ( pl, powiat sejneński) a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, in the extreme north-east of Poland, on the border with Lithuania and Belarus. It came into being on Januar ...
,
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. The name of the province and its territory correspond to the historic region of Podlachia. The capital and largest cit ...
, in north-eastern
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 populous ...
. Its seat is the village of
Krasnopol, which lies approximately west of
Sejny
Sejny ( lt, Seinai) is a town in north-eastern Poland and the capital of Sejny County, in Podlaskie Voivodeship, close to the northern border with Lithuania and Belarus. It is located in the eastern part of the Suwałki Lake Area ( pl, Pojezier ...
and north of the regional capital
Białystok
Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area.
Białystok is located in the Białystok Up ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 3,902.
Villages
Gmina Krasnopol contains the villages and settlements of
Aleksandrowo,
Buda Ruska,
Czarna Buchta,
Czerwony Krzyż,
Głuszyn,
Gremzdel,
Gremzdy Polskie,
Jegliniec,
Jeglówek,
Jeziorki,
Krasne,
Krasnopol,
Królówek,
Krucieniszki,
Linówek,
Łopuchowo,
Maćkowa Ruda,
Michnowce,
Mikołajewo,
Murowany Most,
Nowa Żubrówka,
Nowe Boksze,
Orlinek,
Pawłówka,
Piotrowa Dąbrowa,
Rudawka,
Ryżówka,
Skustele,
Smolany Dąb,
Stabieńszczyzna,
Stara Żubrówka,
Teklinowo,
Wysoka Góra,
Żłobin and
Żubronajcie.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Krasnopol is bordered by the gminas of
Giby
Giby ( lt, Gibai), is a village in Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Giby. It lies approximately sout ...
,
Nowinka,
Puńsk
Puńsk ( lt, Punskas) is a village in the Podlaskie Voivodeship in northeastern Poland, seat of the Gmina Puńsk in the Sejny County. It is located only from the border with Lithuania.
History
Early history
The oldest traces of humans in P ...
,
Sejny
Sejny ( lt, Seinai) is a town in north-eastern Poland and the capital of Sejny County, in Podlaskie Voivodeship, close to the northern border with Lithuania and Belarus. It is located in the eastern part of the Suwałki Lake Area ( pl, Pojezier ...
,
Suwałki
Suwałki ( lt, Suvalkai; yi, סואוואַלק) is a city in northeastern Poland with a population of 69,206 (2021). It is the capital of Suwałki County and one of the most important centers of commerce in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Suwałki i ...
and
Szypliszki
Szypliszki 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 Szypliszki. It lies approximately north-east of ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Krasnopol
Sejny County