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Gmina Włodawa 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
Włodawa County
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Włodawa County ( pl, powiat włodawski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine and Belarus. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a resu ...
,
Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern
Poland
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, on the border with
Belarus
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and
Ukraine
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. Its seat is the town of
Włodawa
Włodawa (; yi, וולאָדאַווע, Vlodave; ua, Володава, Volodava) is a town in eastern Poland on the Bug River, close to the borders with Belarus and Ukraine. It is the seat of Włodawa County, situated in the Lublin Voivodeship ...
, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 5,936.
Villages
Gmina Włodawa contains the villages and settlements of
Korolówka,
Korolówka-Kolonia,
Korolówka-Osada,
Krasówka,
Luta,
Okuninka,
Orchówek,
Połód,
Różanka,
Sobibór
Sobibor (, Polish: ) was an extermination camp built and operated by Nazi Germany as part of Operation Reinhard. It was located in the forest near the village of Żłobek Duży in the General Government region of German-occupied Poland.
As ...
,
Stawki,
Suszno,
Szuminka,
Wołczyny,
Żłobek Duży
Żłobek Duży is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Włodawa, within Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from ...
,
Żłobek Mały and
Żuków.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Włodawa is bordered by the town of
Włodawa
Włodawa (; yi, וולאָדאַווע, Vlodave; ua, Володава, Volodava) is a town in eastern Poland on the Bug River, close to the borders with Belarus and Ukraine. It is the seat of Włodawa County, situated in the Lublin Voivodeship ...
and by the gminas of
Hanna,
Hańsk
Hańsk is a village in Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Hańsk. It lies approximately south-west of Włodawa and east of the regional capital Lublin
...
,
Wola Uhruska
Wola Uhruska is a village in Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wola Uhruska. It lies approximately south of Włodawa and ...
and
Wyryki
Wyryki-Kolonia is a village in Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wyryki. It lies approximately west of Włodawa and north-east of the regional capital Lubli ...
. It also borders
Belarus
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and
Ukraine
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.
See also
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Sobibor extermination camp
Sobibor (, Polish: ) was an extermination camp built and operated by Nazi Germany as part of Operation Reinhard. It was located in the forest near the village of Żłobek Duży in the General Government region of German-occupied Poland.
As ...
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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