Gmina Jednorożec
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Gmina Jednorożec 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
Przasnysz County __NOTOC__ Przasnysz County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 199 ...
,
Masovian Voivodeship Masovian Voivodeship or Mazowieckie Province (, ) and any variation thereof, is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, containing Poland's capital Warsaw. Masovian Voivodeship has an area of and had a 2019 po ...
, in east-central
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. Its seat is the village of
Jednorożec Jednorożec () is a village in Przasnysz County, Poland. Located in the Mazovian Voivodeship, the town is one of the centres of the historical region of Kurpie. It lies approximately northeast of Przasnysz and north of Warsaw. Etymology The tow ...
, which lies approximately north-east of
Przasnysz Przasnysz () is a town in north-central Poland. Located in the Masovian Voivodship, about north of Warsaw and about south of Olsztyn, it is the capital of Przasnysz County. It has 18,093 inhabitants (2004). It was one of the most important towns ...
and north of
Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...
. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 7,192 (7,309 in 2013).


History

In 1867 the gmina was established with Jednorożec as its seat. Gmina Jednorożec contained 586 houses and 4,376 inhabitants (in 1882) and was contained within an area of 35,391 hectares. In the Jednorożec gmina were the chapel, the office of the municipality, the municipal court, post border guards, forestry office, four tar factories, three windmills, and two inns.


Villages

Gmina Jednorożec contains the villages and settlements of Budy Rządowe, Drążdżewo Nowe, Dynak,
Jednorożec Jednorożec () is a village in Przasnysz County, Poland. Located in the Mazovian Voivodeship, the town is one of the centres of the historical region of Kurpie. It lies approximately northeast of Przasnysz and north of Warsaw. Etymology The tow ...
, Kobylaki-Czarzaste, Kobylaki-Konopki, Kobylaki-Korysze, Kobylaki-Wólka, Lipa, Małowidz, Nakieł, Obórki, Olszewka, Parciaki, Połoń,
Stegna Stegna is a village in Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stegna. It lies approximately north of Nowy Dwór Gdański and east of the regio ...
, Ulatowo-Dąbrówka, Ulatowo-Pogorzel, Ulatowo-Słabogóra, Żelazna Prywatna and Żelazna Rządowa.


Coat of arms

The gmina was named Jednorożec (meaning “unicorn”) based on the local legend of a beekeeper who saw a unicorn in the area which was, at the time, a royal hunting preserve. According to the legend, Prince Janusz III Mazowiecki ordered the building of a hunting lodge on the spot, which he named Jednorożec (unicorn). The coat of arms and the municipal flag consists of a unicorn, a mythical beast symbolizing wisdom, intelligence, courage, speed, nobility, and peace, accompanied by two bees. The unicorn is shown in the position of a Polish “battle” horse. The color green symbolizes the area’s forested
Kurpie Kurpie () is one of a number of ethnic regions in Poland, noted for its unique traditional customs, such as its own types of traditional costume, traditional dance and distinctive type of architecture and livelihoods. Kurpie is also the name of ...
past, as well as the current “green” values of the local inhabitants, and the green color also refers to the area as part of what was once “Poland’s Green Lungs.”


Gmina seat

The village of
Jednorożec Jednorożec () is a village in Przasnysz County, Poland. Located in the Mazovian Voivodeship, the town is one of the centres of the historical region of Kurpie. It lies approximately northeast of Przasnysz and north of Warsaw. Etymology The tow ...
is the seat of the Gmina Jednorożec (administrative district) in
Przasnysz County __NOTOC__ Przasnysz County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 199 ...
. The municipal office is located in Jednorożec at ul. Reborn 14, 06-323 Jednorożec, and may be contacted by phone or e-mail. Web address: www.jednorozec.pl Current departments include: • Mayor • Secretary • Treasurer • Finance and Budget Office • Investment and Development Team • Head of the Office of Civil Status • Independent Workplace Affairs and Local Government Personnel • Independent Position for Defense, Civil Protection and Economic Crisis Management • Independent Workplace - Computer Science • Stand-alone post for Land Reclamation • Project Coordinator


Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Jednorożec is bordered by the gminas of Baranowo,
Chorzele Chorzele is a town in Przasnysz County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, on the Orzyc (river), Orzyc River. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 3,047. The town is crossed by the national road No. 57 Bartoszyce - Pułtusk and provinc ...
,
Krasnosielc Krasnosielc is a village in Maków County, in the Masovian Voivodeship, on the river Orzyc, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (''gmina'') called Gmina Krasnosielc. It lies approximately north of Maków Mazo ...
,
Krzynowłoga Mała Krzynowłoga Mała is a former town, now a village in Przasnysz County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Krzynowłoga Mała. It lies approximately north of Przasnysz ...
,
Płoniawy-Bramura Płoniawy-Bramura is a village in Maków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Płoniawy-Bramura. It lies approximately north of Maków Mazowiecki and north of ...
and
Przasnysz Przasnysz () is a town in north-central Poland. Located in the Masovian Voivodship, about north of Warsaw and about south of Olsztyn, it is the capital of Przasnysz County. It has 18,093 inhabitants (2004). It was one of the most important towns ...
, all of which lie in the
Kurpie Kurpie () is one of a number of ethnic regions in Poland, noted for its unique traditional customs, such as its own types of traditional costume, traditional dance and distinctive type of architecture and livelihoods. Kurpie is also the name of ...
region of Poland.


See also

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Jednorożec Jednorożec () is a village in Przasnysz County, Poland. Located in the Mazovian Voivodeship, the town is one of the centres of the historical region of Kurpie. It lies approximately northeast of Przasnysz and north of Warsaw. Etymology The tow ...
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Kurpie Kurpie () is one of a number of ethnic regions in Poland, noted for its unique traditional customs, such as its own types of traditional costume, traditional dance and distinctive type of architecture and livelihoods. Kurpie is also the name of ...


References


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