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Gmina Lelkowo 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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, on the border with
Russia
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. Its seat is the village of
Lelkowo, which lies approximately 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 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 3,066.
Villages
Gmina Lelkowo contains the villages and settlements of
Bartki,
Bieńkowo,
Dębowiec,
Giedawy,
Głębock,
Grabowiec,
Jachowo,
Jarzeń,
Jarzeński Młyn,
Kildajny,
Krzekoty,
Kwiatkowo,
Lelkowo,
Lutkowo,
Mędrzyki,
Miłaki,
Młyniec,
Nałaby,
Perwilty,
Piele,
Przebędowo,
Słup,
Sówki,
Szarki,
Wilknicki Młyn,
Wilknity,
Wola Wilknicka,
Wołowo,
Wyszkowo,
Zagaje and
Zdrój.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Lelkowo 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 ...
,
Górowo Iławeckie
Górowo Iławeckie () or simply Górowo, is a town in northern Poland, located in the Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with 4,068 inhabitants (2016). The town has a land area of and is the smallest municipality (''gmina'') in ter ...
and
Pieniężno
Pieniężno (former ; ) is a town in northern Poland, located on the Wałsza River in Warmia, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It is located in Braniewo County and had a population of 2,801 in 2010.
History Middle Ages
During the Middle ...
. It also borders Russia (
Kaliningrad Oblast
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).
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Lelkowo
Braniewo County