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Gmina Miedzna is a rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Węgrów County
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Węgrów County ( pl, powiat węgrowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government ...
,
Masovian Voivodeship
The Masovian Voivodeship, also known as the Mazovia Province ( pl, województwo mazowieckie ) is a voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, with its capital located in the city of Warsaw, which also serves as the capital of the country. Th ...
, in east-central
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 ...
. Its seat is the village of
Miedzna, which lies approximately north-east of
Węgrów
Węgrów is a town in eastern Poland with 12,561 inhabitants (31 December 2003). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), it is the capital of Węgrów County.
History
First mentioned in historical records in 1414, Węgrów receiv ...
and east of
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 4,102 (4,033 in 2013).
Villages
Gmina Miedzna contains the villages and settlements of
Glina Glina is a word of Slavic origin, meaning "clay". It may refer to:
* Glina (river) in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
*Glina, Croatia, a town in Croatia
** Glina massacres, 1941
* Glina, Piotrków County in Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland)
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,
Miedzna,
Międzyleś,
Orzeszówka,
Poszewka,
Rostki,
Tchórzowa,
Ugoszcz,
Warchoły,
Wola Orzeszowska,
Wrotnów,
Wrzoski,
Żeleźniki and
Zuzułka.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Miedzna is bordered by the town of
Węgrów
Węgrów is a town in eastern Poland with 12,561 inhabitants (31 December 2003). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), it is the capital of Węgrów County.
History
First mentioned in historical records in 1414, Węgrów receiv ...
and by the gminas of
Kosów Lacki,
Liw,
Sokołów Podlaski and
Stoczek.
References
External links
Polish official population figures 2006
{{Węgrów County
Miedzna
Węgrów County