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Gmina Biskupiec is an urban-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
Olsztyn County
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Olsztyn 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 in ...
,
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern
Poland
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. Its seat is the town of
Biskupiec
Biskupiec (, ) is a town in northern Poland, in Warmia, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It is located in Olsztyn County and, as of December 2021, it has a population of 10,496. The countryside surrounding Biskupiec is a popular tourist d ...
, which lies approximately 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 19,018, of which the population of Biskupiec is 10,348, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 8,670.
Villages
Apart from the town of Biskupiec, Gmina Biskupiec contains the villages and settlements of
Adamowo,
Biesówko,
Biesowo,
Biskupiec-Kolonia Druga,
Biskupiec-Kolonia Pierwsza,
Biskupiec-Kolonia Trzecia,
Boreczek,
Borki Wielkie,
Botowo,
Bredynki,
Bukowa Góra,
Chmielówka,
Czerwonka,
Dębowo,
Droszewo,
Dworzec,
Dymer,
Gęsikowo,
Januszewo,
Józefowo,
Kamionka,
Kobułty,
Kojtryny,
Kramarka,
Łabuchy,
Labuszewo,
Łąka Dymerska,
Lipowo,
Mojtyny,
Najdymowo,
Nasy,
Nowe Marcinkowo,
Parleza Mała,
Parleza Wielka,
Pierwój,
Pudląg,
Rasząg,
Rozwady,
Rudziska,
Rukławki,
Rzeck,
Sadłowo,
Sadowo,
Stanclewo,
Stryjewo,
Węgój,
Wilimy,
Wólka Wielka,
Zabrodzie,
Zameczek,
Zarębiec,
Zawada and
Zazdrość.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Biskupiec is bordered by the gminas of
Barczewo,
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.Jeziorany
Jeziorany (; formerly also known in Polish as Zybork, ) is a town in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic ...
,
Kolno
Kolno is a town in northeastern Poland, located in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, about northeast of Warsaw. It is the seat of Kolno County, and the seat of the smaller administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Kolno, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Gmin ...
and
Sorkwity
Sorkwity is a village in Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Sorkwity. It lies approximately west of Mrągowo and east of the regional capital Ol ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Biskupiec
Biskupiec (, ) is a town in northern Poland, in Warmia, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It is located in Olsztyn County and, as of December 2021, it has a population of 10,496. The countryside surrounding Biskupiec is a popular tourist d ...
Gmina Biskupiec
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