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Gmina Bircza 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
Przemyśl County
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Przemyśl County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish lo ...
,
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Subcarpathian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship, or province, in the southeastern corner of Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów. Along with the Marshal, it is governed by the Subcarpathian Regional As ...
, in south-eastern
Poland
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. Its seat is the village of
Bircza, which lies approximately south-west of
Przemyśl
Przemyśl () is a city in southeastern Poland with 56,466 inhabitants, as of December 2023. Data for territorial unit 1862000. In 1999, it became part of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Subcarpathian Voivodeship. It was previously the capital of Prz ...
and south-east of the regional capital
Rzeszów
Rzeszów ( , ) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów is the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and the county seat, seat of Rzeszów C ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 6,602 (6,746 in 2013).
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Bircza is bordered by the gminas of
Dubiecko,
Dydnia
Dydnia is a village in Brzozów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dydnia. It lies approximately east of Brzozów and south of the regional capital Rze ...
,
Dynów
Dynów () (, , ) is a small town in Rzeszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, with a population of 6,058 (02.06.2009).
History
Dynów was first mentioned in written sources in 1423. At that time, together with other villages, it belong ...
,
Fredropol,
Krasiczyn,
Krzywcza,
Nozdrzec,
Olszanica,
Sanok
Sanok (in full the Royal Free City of Sanok — , , ''Sanok'', , ''Sianok'' or ''Sianik'', , , ''Sūnik'' or ''Sonik'') is a town in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of southeastern Poland with 38,397 inhabitants, as of June 2016. Located on the San ...
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Tyrawa Wołoska and
Ustrzyki Dolne
Ustrzyki Dolne (; , ) is a town in south-eastern Poland, situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (since 1999) close to the border with Ukraine. It is the capital of Bieszczady County, with 9,383 inhabitants (02.06.2009).
In existence since the ...
.
Villages
Gmina Bircza contains the following villages:
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Bircza
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Boguszówka
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Borownica
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Brzeżawa
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Brzuska
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Dobrzanka
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Huta Brzuska
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Jasienica Sufczyńska
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Jawornik Ruski
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Korzeniec
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Kotów
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Krajna
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Kuźmina
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Leszczawa Dolna
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Leszczawa Górna
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Leszczawka
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Lipa
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Łodzinka Dolna
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Łodzinka Górna
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Łomna
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Malawa
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Nowa Wieś
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Roztoka
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Rudawka
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Stara Bircza
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Sufczyna
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Wola Korzeniecka
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Żohatyn
References
Polish official population figures 2006
External links
Gmina Bircza official websiteBircza Online - Genealogy and research website for Bircza and its environs
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Bircza
Przemyśl County