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Gmina Gietrzwałd 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 ...
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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
Gietrzwałd
Gietrzwałd (; (german: Dietrichswalde) is a village in northeastern Poland located in Warmia, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, near Olsztyn. Gietrzwałd is the capital of Gmina Gietrzwałd. Gietrzwałd is a popular Roman Catholic pilgrimag ...
, which lies approximately west 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 5,315.
Villages
Gmina Gietrzwałd contains the villages and settlements of
Barduń,
Barwiny,
Biesal,
Cegłowo,
Dłużki,
Gietrzwałd
Gietrzwałd (; (german: Dietrichswalde) is a village in northeastern Poland located in Warmia, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, near Olsztyn. Gietrzwałd is the capital of Gmina Gietrzwałd. Gietrzwałd is a popular Roman Catholic pilgrimag ...
,
Grazymy,
Gronity,
Guzowy Młyn,
Guzowy Piec,
Jadaminy,
Kudypy,
Łajsy,
Łęgucki Młyn,
Łęguty,
Łopkajny,
Łupstych,
Naglady,
Naterki,
Nowy Młyn,
Parwółki,
Pęglity,
Podlejki,
Rapaty,
Rentyny,
Salminek (German: Sallmeien),
Siła,
Smoleń,
Śródka,
Sząbruk,
Tomarynki,
Tomaryny,
Unieszewo,
Woryty,
Zaskwierki and
Zdrojek.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Gietrzwałd 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
Jonkowo,
Łukta,
Olsztynek,
Ostróda and
Stawiguda.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Gietrzwald
Olsztyn County