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Gmina Wasilków is an urban-rural
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...
(administrative district) in
Białystok County
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Białystok County ( pl, powiat białostocki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result o ...
,
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. The name of the province and its territory correspond to the historic region of Podlachia. The capital and largest cit ...
, in north-eastern
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 populous ...
. Its seat is the town of
Wasilków
Wasilków ( be, Васількаў) is a city in north-eastern 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 . ...
, which lies approximately north of the regional capital
Białystok
Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area.
Białystok is located in the Białystok Up ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 12,790 (out of which the population of Wasilków amounts to 8,967, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,823).
The gmina contains part of the
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
called
Knyszyń Forest Landscape Park
Knyszyn Forest Landscape Park, also known as Puszcza Knyszyńska Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Puszczy Knyszyńskiej'') is a protected area ( landscape park) in Knyszyn Forest which is located Podlaskie Voivodeship of northeastern Poland.
G ...
.
Villages
Apart from the town of Wasilków, Gmina Wasilków contains the villages and settlements of
Burczak,
Dąbrówki,
Horodnianka,
Horodnianka-Kolonia,
Jurowce
Jurowce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wasilków, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Wasilków and north of the regional capital Białystok
Białystok ...
,
Jurowce-Kolonia,
Katrynka
Katrynka () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wasilków, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern P ...
,
Katrynka-Leśniczówka,
Mostek,
Mostek-Gajówka,
Nowodworce
Nowodworce is a village located in the administrative district of Gmina Wasilków, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is situated approximately south-east of Wasilków and north-east of the regional capi ...
,
Osowicze
Osowicze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wasilków, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Pol ...
,
Ożynnik
Ożynnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wasilków, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Pol ...
,
Podkrzemionka
Podkrzemionka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wasilków, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeaster ...
,
Rybniki,
Sielachowskie
Sielachowskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wasilków, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Wasilków and north of the regional capital Białystok
Biał ...
,
Sochonie
Sochonie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wasilków, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Wasilków and north of the regional capital Białystok
Białystok ...
,
Studzianki,
Wólka Poduchowna
Wólka Poduchowna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wasilków, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Wasilków and north of the regional capital Białysto ...
,
Wólka-Przedmieście
Wólka-Przedmieście is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wasilków, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Wasilków and north of the regional capital Biały ...
,
Woroszyły,
Zapieczki and
Zaścianek
In Poland, zaścianek (literally: "lacebehind the wall") was historically a village where petty nobility (''drobna szlachta'') lived, especially in Mazovia and Podlachia
Podlachia, or Podlasie, ( pl, Podlasie, , be, Падляшша, translit=Pa ...
.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Wasilków is bordered by the city of
Białystok
Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area.
Białystok is located in the Białystok Up ...
and by the gminas of
Czarna Białostocka
Czarna Białostocka is a town in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of Gmina Czarna Białostocka, situated in Białystok County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, having previously been in Białystok Voivodeship (1975-1998) Białystok Voivodeship ...
,
Dobrzyniewo Duże
Dobrzyniewo Duże is a village in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dobrzyniewo Duże. It lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Bi ...
and
Supraśl.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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