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Gmina Przerośl is a rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Suwałki County
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Suwałki County ( pl, powiat suwalski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the Lithuanian border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of ...
,
Podlaskie Voivodeship, 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 populou ...
. Its seat is the village of
Przerośl, which lies approximately north-west of
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 ...
and north of the regional capital
Białystok.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 3,095.
The gmina contains part of the
protected area called
Suwałki Landscape Park
Suwałki Landscape Park (''Suwalski Park Krajobrazowy'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in north-eastern Poland, established in 1976, covering an area of .
The area of the park is 6337.66 ha, of which approximately 60% is arable land, 10% ...
.
Villages
Gmina Przerośl contains the villages and settlements of
Blenda
Blenda is the heroine of a Swedish legend () from Småland. Blenda led the rural women of Värend in an attack on a pillaging Danish army and annihilated the invaders.
Legend
According to the legend, the events took place in the time of Alle ...
,
Bućki,
Hańcza,
Iwaniszki,
Kolonia Przerośl,
Kruszki,
Krzywólka,
Łanowicze Duże,
Łanowicze Małe,
Morgi,
Nowa Pawłówka,
Nowa Przerośl,
Olszanka,
Prawy Las,
Przełomka,
Przerośl,
Przystajne,
Rakówek,
Romanówka,
Śmieciuchówka,
Stara Pawłówka,
Wersele,
Zarzecze and
Zusienko.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Przerośl is bordered by the gminas of
Dubeninki,
Filipów,
Jeleniewo
Jeleniewo is a village in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Jeleniewo. It lies approximately north of Suwałki and north of the regional capita ...
,
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 ...
and
Wiżajny.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Przerosl
Suwałki County