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Gmina Biskupiec 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
Olsztyn County,
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship or Warmia-Masuria Province or Warmia-Mazury Province (in pl, Województwo warmińsko-mazurskie, is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn. The voivodeship has an ar ...
, in northern
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 populou ...
. Its seat is the town of
Biskupiec
Biskupiec (german: Bischofsburg, ) 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 ...
, which lies approximately east of the regional capital
Olsztyn
Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini''
* Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county rights. ...
.
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 Dymer may refer to:
* Dymer, Poland
* Dymer, Kyiv Oblast
Dymer ( uk, Димер, russian: Ды́мер) is an urban-type settlement in Vyshhorod Raion of Kyiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine with a population of It hosts the administration of Dy ...
,
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
Barczewo (until 1946 ''Wartembork''; german: Wartenburg in Ostpreußen) is a town in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. It is situated 20 km northeast of Olsztyn, in the historic region of Warmia. As of December 2021, the ...
,
Dźwierzuty,
Jeziorany,
Kolno
Kolno is a town in northeastern Poland, located in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, about 150 km northeast of Warsaw. It is the seat of Kolno County, and the seat of the smaller administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Kolno, but it is not ...
and
Sorkwity
Sorkwity (german: Sorquitten) 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 th ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
{{Olsztyn County
Biskupiec
Biskupiec (german: Bischofsburg, ) 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 ...
Gmina Biskupiec
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