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Gmina Pisz is an urban-rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Pisz County,
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 ...
. Its seat is the town of
Pisz
Pisz (pronounced , previously also ''Jańsbork'', german: Johannisburg) is a historic town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in northern Poland, with a population of 19,466 (2016). It is the seat of Pisz County. Pisz is situated at the junct ...
, which lies approximately 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 27,224 (out of which the population of Pisz amounts to 19,332, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 7,892).
The gmina contains part of the
protected area called
Masurian Landscape Park.
Villages
Apart from the town of Pisz, Gmina Pisz contains the villages and settlements of
Anuszewo,
Babrosty,
Bogumiły,
Borki,
Ciesina,
Czarny Róg,
Dziadki,
Hejdyk,
Imionek,
Jabłoń,
Jagodne,
Jaśkowo,
Jaśkowo-Leśniczówka,
Jeglin,
Jeże,
Karpa,
Karwik,
Kocioł,
Kocioł Duży,
Kociołek Szlachecki,
Kulik,
Kwik,
Lipa Przednia,
Lipa Tylna,
Lisie Jamy,
Liski,
Łupki,
Łysonie,
Maldanin,
Maszty,
Niedźwiedzie,
Nowe Uściany,
Pietrzyki,
Pilchy,
Piskorzewo,
Pogobie Średnie,
Pogobie Tylne,
Rakowo Piskie,
Rostki,
Rybitwy,
Snopki,
Stare Guty,
Stare Uściany,
Szczechy Małe,
Szczechy Wielkie,
Szeroki Bór Piski,
Szparki,
Trzonki,
Turośl,
Turowo,
Turowo Duże,
Wądołek,
Wąglik,
Wąglik-Kolonia,
Wiartel,
Wiartel Mały,
Wielki Las,
Zaroślak,
Zawady,
Zdory,
Zdunowo and
Zimna.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Pisz is bordered by the gminas of
Biała Piska
Biała Piska (former pl, Biała; german: Bialla, 1938-45: Gehlenburg, 1334: Gailen) is a town in Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,986 inhabitants as of December 2021.
Geography
Biała Piska is a recreation area in th ...
,
Kolno
Kolno is a town in northeastern Poland, located in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, about 150 km northeast of Warsaw. It is the seat of Kolno County, and the seat of the smaller administrative district ( gmina) called Gmina Kolno, but it is no ...
,
Łyse,
Mikołajki
Mikołajki () is a resort town in Mrągowo County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in north-eastern Poland, with 3,852 inhabitants as of 2017. The town is located near the Śniardwy, the largest lake of both the Masurian Lake District and Po ...
,
Orzysz
Orzysz (English pronunciation , german: Arys) is a town in northeastern Poland, in the Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with 7,512 inhabitants (2007). It is located on Orzysz Lake in the region of Masuria.
A garrison of the Polish A ...
,
Rozogi,
Ruciane-Nida
Ruciane-Nida is a town in Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. The town was formed in 1966 by the merger of three smaller settlements: Ruciane (german: Rudczanny, 1938 renaming of East Prussian placenames, renamed ''Niedersee'' in 1 ...
and
Turośl.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Pisz
Pisz (pronounced , previously also ''Jańsbork'', german: Johannisburg) is a historic town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in northern Poland, with a population of 19,466 (2016). It is the seat of Pisz County. Pisz is situated at the junct ...
Pisz County