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Gmina Purda is a rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Olsztyn County
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Olsztyn County ( pl, powiat olsztyński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local gove ...
,
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 village of
Purda, which lies approximately south-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 7,268.
Villages
Gmina Purda contains the villages and settlements of
Bałdy,
Bałdzki Piec,
Biedówko,
Bruchwałd,
Butryny,
Chaberkowo,
Gąsiorowo,
Giławy,
Groszkowo,
Kaborno,
Klebark Mały,
Klebark Wielki,
Klewki,
Kołpaki,
Kopanki,
Łajs,
Linowo,
Marcinkowo,
Nerwik,
Nowa Kaletka,
Nowa Wieś,
Nowy Przykop,
Nowy Ramuk,
Ostrzeszewo,
Pajtuński Młyn,
Pajtuny,
Patryki,
Pokrzywy,
Prejłowo,
Przykop,
Purda,
Purda Leśna,
Purdka,
Silice,
Stara Kaletka,
Stary Olsztyn,
Szczęsne,
Trękus,
Trękusek,
Wojtkowizna,
Wygoda,
Wyrandy,
Zaborowo and
Zgniłocha.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Purda is bordered by the city of
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. ...
and by the gminas of
Barczewo,
Dźwierzuty,
Jedwabno,
Olsztynek,
Pasym
Pasym (; german: Passenheim) is a small town in Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with a total population (as of 30 June 2016) of 2,556. It is located in Masuria.
History
A small settlement named ''Heinrichswalde'' was firs ...
and
Stawiguda.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
{{Olsztyn County
Purda
Olsztyn County