Gmina Wisznice is a rural
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...
(administrative district) in
Biała Podlaska County Biała (the feminine form of Polish ''biały'' 'white') may refer to:
Cities and towns in Poland Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)
*Biała, Gmina Trzcianka
* Biała, Gmina Wieleń
* Biała, Kalisz County
* Biała, Konin County
Łód ...
,
Lublin Voivodeship
The Lublin Voivodeship, also known as the Lublin Province (Polish: ''województwo lubelskie'' ), is a voivodeship (province) of Poland, located in southeastern part of the country. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Lublin, Che ...
, in eastern
Poland
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. Its seat is the
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
of
Wisznice, which lies approximately south of
Biała Podlaska
Biała Podlaska ( la, Alba Ducalis) is a city in eastern Poland with 56,498 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is situated in the Lublin Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the capital of Biała Podlaska Voivodeship (1975–1998). ...
and north-east of the regional capital
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 5,199 (5,060 in 2014).
Villages
Gmina Wisznice contains the villages and settlements of
Curyn,
Dołholiska,
Dubica Dolna,
Dubica Górna,
Horodyszcze,
Kolonia Wisznice,
Łyniew,
Marylin,
Polubicze Dworskie,
Polubicze Wiejskie,
Ratajewicze,
Rowiny,
Wisznice and
Wygoda.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Wisznice is bordered by the gminas of
Jabłoń,
Komarówka Podlaska,
Łomazy
Łomazy is a village in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Łomazy. It lies approximately south of Biała Podlaska and north-east of the regional c ...
,
Milanów,
Podedwórze,
Rossosz and
Sosnówka.
References
External links
Polish official population figures 2006
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Gminas in Lublin Voivodeship
Biała Podlaska County