__NOTOC__ Gmina Rudka is a rural gmina (Polish:''gmina wiejska'') in

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Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. The name of the province and its territory correspond to the historic region of Podlachia. The capital and largest cit ...

. It is located in north-eastern Poland.

Geography

Gmina Rudka is located in the geographical region of Europe known as the ''Wysoczyzny Podlasko – Bialoruskie'' (English: Podlaskie and Belarus Plateau) and the mezoregion known as the ''Równina Bielska'' (English: Bielska Plain). The gmina covers an area of .

Location

It is located approximately: * north-east of Warsaw, the capital of Poland * south-west of

Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Białystok is located in the Białystok Up ...

, the capital of the

* west of

Bielsk Podlaski Bielsk Podlaski ( be, Бельск Падляскі, , yi, ביעלסק, Bielsk) is a town in eastern Poland, within Bielsk County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 24,883. Geography Bielsk Podla ...

, the seat of

Climate

The region has a

continental climate Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm summers and cold winters). They tend to occur in the middle latitudes (40 to 55 north), within large landmasses where prevailing winds blow overland bringing som ...

which is characterized by high temperatures during summer and long and frosty winters . The average amount of rainfall during the year exceeds .

Rivers

Two rivers pass through the Gmina: * The Nurzec River, a tributary of the Bug River * The Siennica River, a tributary of the Nurzec River

Demographics

Detailed data as of 31 December 2007:

Municipal government

Its seat is the village of Rudka.

Executive branch

The chief executive of the government is the mayor (Polish: ''wójt'').

Legislative branch

The legislative portion of the government is the

Council A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or natio ...

(Polish: ''Rada'') comprising the President (Polish: ''Przewodniczący''), the Vice-President (Polish: ''Wiceprzewodniczący'') and thirteen councilors.

Villages

The following villages are contained within the gmina: Józefin, Karp,

Koce Borowe Koce Borowe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudka __NOTOC__ Gmina Rudka is a Gmina, rural gmina (Polish:''gmina wiejska'') in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland. Geography Gmina Ru ...

Niemyje-Jarnąty Niemyje-Jarnąty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudka __NOTOC__ Gmina Rudka is a Gmina, rural gmina (Polish:''gmina wiejska'') in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland. Geography Gm ...

Niemyje-Skłody Niemyje-Skłody is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudka __NOTOC__ Gmina Rudka is a Gmina, rural gmina (Polish:''gmina wiejska'') in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland. Geography Gmin ...

Niemyje-Ząbki Niemyje-Ząbki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudka __NOTOC__ Gmina Rudka is a Gmina, rural gmina (Polish:''gmina wiejska'') in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland. Geography Gmina ...

Nowe Niemyje Nowe Niemyje is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudka __NOTOC__ Gmina Rudka is a Gmina, rural gmina (Polish:''gmina wiejska'') in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland. Geography Gmina R ...

, Rudka, Stare Niemyje.

Neighbouring political subdivisions

Gmina Rudka is bordered by the town of Brańsk and by the Gminy of Brańsk, Ciechanowiec, Grodzisk and Klukowo.

Transport

Roads and highways

A Voivodeship Road passes through Gmina Rudka: * Voivodeship Road 681 -

Roszki-Wodźki Roszki-Wodźki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łapy __NOTOC__ Gmina Łapy is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Łapy, ...

- Łapy - Brańsk - Rudka - Ciechanowiec

Local attractions

* Ossoliński Palace - eighteenth century baroque architecture. Built in 1763, rebuilt in the years 1913-1914, the so-called 'New palace " of about 1930. Orangery brick from the second half of the eighteenth century, brick and wood buildings and czworaki from the nineteenth and twentieth in, park, 1763; File:Rudka_palac_Ossolinskich_fronton.jpg, The Ossoliński Palace in Rudka File:Rudka_palac_Ossolinskich.jpg, The Ossoliński Palace in Rudka

Nearby attractions

* Sanktuarium Matki Bożej Pojedniania w Hodyszewie (Our Lady of Hodyszewo Sanctuary) in Hodyzewo - northeast

References

{{Bielsk County Rudka Bielsk County