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Gmina Poświętne is a rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Wołomin County
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Wołomin County ( pl, powiat wołomiński) is a territorial and administrative division in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1 ...
,
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
Poświętne, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of
Wołomin
Wołomin is the main town of Wołomin County situated in the Masovian Voivodship. Wołomin is situated approximately east of Warsaw, the capital of Poland, near the railway to Białystok. It has approximately 36,000 inhabitants and covers an a ...
and 30 km (18 mi) north-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 5,849 (6,081 in 2013).
Villages
Gmina Poświętne contains the villages and settlements of
Choiny,
Cygów
Cygów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Poświętne, within Wołomin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Wołomin and north-east of Warsaw.
Historically, Cygów was for centur ...
,
Czubajowizna,
Dąbrowica,
Helenów,
Jadwiniew,
Józefin,
Kielczykowizna,
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 ...
,
Krubki-Górki,
Laskowizna,
Małków,
Międzyleś,
Międzypole,
Nadbiel,
Nowe Ręczaje,
Nowy Cygów,
Ostrowik,
Poświętne,
Ręczaje Polskie,
Rojków,
Trzcinka,
Turze,
Wola Cygowska,
Wola Ręczajska,
Wólka Dąbrowicka and
Zabraniec.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Poświętne is bordered by the town of
Zielonka
Zielonka is a town in Wołomin County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 17,398 inhabitants (2013). It is located about 13 km to the north-east of the centre of Warsaw.
Zielonka borders Warsaw and several other towns of the Warsaw metrop ...
and by the gminas of
Klembów
Klembów is a village in Wołomin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Klembów. It lies approximately north-east of Wołomin and north-east of Warsaw
...
,
Stanisławów,
Strachówka,
Tłuszcz
Tłuszcz (translation: ''Fat'', German: ''Tluschtsch'') is a town in Wołomin County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 8,015 inhabitants (2014).
Tłuszcz is an important railway junction.
History
Tłuszcz was founded in the 15th century. ...
and
Wołomin
Wołomin is the main town of Wołomin County situated in the Masovian Voivodship. Wołomin is situated approximately east of Warsaw, the capital of Poland, near the railway to Białystok. It has approximately 36,000 inhabitants and covers an a ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Poswietne
Wołomin County