__NOTOC__ Gmina Świętajno is a rural

gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and tow ...

(administrative district) in

Szczytno County __NOTOC__ Szczytno County () 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 government reforms passed ...

, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern

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. Its seat is the village of Świętajno, which lies approximately east of

Szczytno Szczytno (;) is a town in northeastern Poland with 27,013 inhabitants (2007). It is the seat of Szczytno County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodship, within the historic region of Masuria. Olsztyn-Mazury Regional Airport, located nearby, is the m ...

and south-east of the regional capital

Olsztyn Olsztyn ( , ) is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with powiat rights, city with county rights. The population of the city was estimated at 169,793 residents Olsz ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 5,879. The gmina contains part of the

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...

called Masurian Landscape Park.

Villages

Gmina Świętajno contains the villages and settlements of Biały Grunt, Brzózki, Bystrz, Chajdyce, Chochół, Cis, Długi Borek, Jerominy, Jerutki, Jeruty, Kierwik, Koczek,

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, Konrady, Łąck Mały, Łąck Wielki, Myszadło, Niedźwiedzica, Nowe Czajki, Piasutno, Połom, Powałczyn,

Racibórz Racibórz (, , , ) is a city in Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is the administrative seat of Racibórz County. With Opole, Racibórz is one of the historic capitals of Upper Silesia, being the residence of the Duchy of Racibórz, Du ...

, Spychówko, Spychowo, Spychowski Piec, Stare Czajki, Świętajno, Szklarnia and Zielone.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Świętajno is bordered by the gminas of

Dźwierzuty Dźwierzuty () is a village in Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dźwierzuty.Piecki, Rozogi,

Ruciane-Nida Ruciane-Nida is a town in Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. The town was formed in 1966 by the merger of three smaller settlements: Ruciane (, renamed ''Niedersee'' in 1938), Nida (German: ''Nieden'') and Wola Ratajowa. It is lo ...

and

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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