__NOTOC__ Gmina Dubeninki 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

Gołdap County __NOTOC__ Gołdap County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia. Its administrative seat and only town is Gołdap, which lies north-east ...

, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern

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, on the border with

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. Its seat is the village of Dubeninki, which lies approximately east of

Gołdap Gołdap ( or variant ''Goldapp''; ) is a spa town in northeastern Poland, in the region of Masuria, seat of Gołdap County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It is located on the Gołdapa River, between the Szeskie Hills, Gołdap Lake and th ...

and east 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 3,151. The gmina contains part of the

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...

called

Puszcza Romincka Landscape Park Puszcza Romincka Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Puszczy Rominckiej'') is a protected area (Landscape Park (Poland), Landscape Park) in northern Poland, established in 1998, covering an area of . It takes its name from the Puszcza Romincka or ...

Villages

Gmina Dubeninki contains the villages and settlements of Barcie, Będziszewo, Białe Jeziorki, Błąkały, Błędziszki, Bludzie Małe, Bludzie Wielkie, Boczki, Budwiecie, Cisówek,

Czarne Czarne (; ) is a town in Człuchów County of the Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland. As of December 2022, the town has a population of 5,368. Founded in the Middle Ages and granted town rights in 1395, Czarne is a former royal town of ...

, Degucie, Dubeninki, Golubie, Golubie Male, Kiekskiejmy, Kiepojcie, Kociołki, Kramnik, Lenkupie, Linowo, Łoje, Łysogóra, Maciejowięta, Markowo, Marlinowo, Meszno, Orliniec, Ostrowo,

Pluszkiejmy Pluszkiejmy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dubeninki, within Gołdap County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It lies approximately west of Duben ...

, Pobłędzie, Przerośl Gołdapska, Przesławki, Rakówek, Redyki, Rogajny, Skajzgiry, Stańczyki, Sumowo, Tuniszki, Wobały, Wysoki Garb, Żabojady, Zawiszyn, Żerdziny and Żytkiejmy.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Dubeninki is bordered by the gminas of Filipów,

, Przerośl and Wiżajny. It also borders

(

Kaliningrad oblast Kaliningrad Oblast () is the westernmost federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of the Russian Federation. It is a Enclave and exclave, semi-exclave on the Baltic Sea within the Baltic region of Prussia (region), Prussia, surrounded by Pola ...

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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