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Gmina Płoskinia 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
Braniewo County
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Braniewo County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local ...
,
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern
Poland
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. Its seat is the village of
Płoskinia, which lies approximately south-east of
Braniewo
Braniewo () (, , Old Prussian language, Old Prussian: ''Brus''), is a town in northern Poland, in Warmia, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with a population of 16,907 as of June 2021. It is the capital of Braniewo County.
Braniewo is the seco ...
and north-west 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 2,707.
Villages
Gmina Płoskinia contains the villages and settlements of
Bliżewo,
Chruściel
Chruściel is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Płoskinia, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Płoskinia, south of Braniewo, and north-west of the regional ...
,
Czosnowo,
Dąbrowa,
Demity,
Długobór,
Długobór-Osada,
Giedyle,
Jarzębiec,
Łojewo,
Łozy,
Lubnowo,
Pielgrzymowo,
Pierławki,
Pierzchały,
Piórkowo,
Płoskinia,
Płoskinia-Kolonia,
Podlechy,
Robuzy,
Strubno,
Stygajny,
Szalmia,
Tolkowiec,
Trąbki and
Wysoka Braniewska.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Płoskinia is bordered by the gminas of
Braniewo
Braniewo () (, , Old Prussian language, Old Prussian: ''Brus''), is a town in northern Poland, in Warmia, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with a population of 16,907 as of June 2021. It is the capital of Braniewo County.
Braniewo is the seco ...
,
Frombork
Frombork (; ) is a town in northern Poland, situated on the Vistula Lagoon in Braniewo County, within Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. As of December 2021, it has a population of 2,260.
The town was first mentioned in a 13th-century document. In the ...
,
Młynary,
Orneta
Orneta (, Prussian: ''Wurmedītin'') is a town in northern Poland, with a total population of 8,951 (2016). It is situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship and within the historical region of Warmia.
History
Orneta, said to have been a vill ...
,
Pieniężno and
Wilczęta.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Ploskinia
Braniewo County