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Gmina Prostki 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
Ełk County
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Ełk County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in the Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed i ...
,
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
. Its seat is the village of
Prostki, which lies approximately south of
Ełk
Ełk is a city in northeastern Poland with 61,677 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is the seat of Ełk County in the Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship. It lies on the shore of Ełk Lake, which was formed by a glacier, and is surrounded by extensiv ...
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 7,439 (7,556 in 2011).
Villages
Gmina Prostki contains the villages and settlements of
Bobry,
Bogusze,
Borki,
Bzury,
Ciernie,
Cisy,
Czyprki,
Dąbrowskie,
Długochorzele,
Długosze,
Dybówko,
Dybowo, Glinki,
Gorczyce,
Guty Rożyńskie,
Jebramki,
Katarzynowo,
Kibisy,
Kobylin
Kobylin () is a town in Krotoszyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,130 inhabitants (2010).
History
In the Early Middle Ages it was a market settlement, which became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century, as par ...
,
Kobylinek,
Kopijki,
Kosinowo,
Krupin,
Krzywe,
Krzywińskie,
Kurczątki,
Lipińskie Małe,
Marchewki,
Miechowo,
Miłusze,
Niedźwiedzkie,
Nowaki,
Olszewo,
Ostrykół,
Popowo,
Prostki,
Różyńsk Wielki,
Sokółki,
Sołtmany,
Taczki,
Wiśniowo Ełckie,
Wojtele,
Zawady-Tworki and
Żelazki.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Prostki is bordered by the town of
Grajewo
Grajewo (; ) is a town in north-eastern Poland with 21,499 inhabitants (2016). It is the capital of Grajewo County within the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located within the historic region of Masovia, near the border with Podlachia and Masuria.
H ...
and by the gminas of
Biała Piska
Biała Piska (former ; ) is a town in Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,986 inhabitants as of December 2021.
Geography
Biała Piska is a recreation area in the Masurian Lake District, located in the eastern part of the ...
,
Ełk
Ełk is a city in northeastern Poland with 61,677 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is the seat of Ełk County in the Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship. It lies on the shore of Ełk Lake, which was formed by a glacier, and is surrounded by extensiv ...
,
Grajewo
Grajewo (; ) is a town in north-eastern Poland with 21,499 inhabitants (2016). It is the capital of Grajewo County within the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located within the historic region of Masovia, near the border with Podlachia and Masuria.
H ...
,
Kalinowo,
Rajgród
Rajgród is a town in Grajewo County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,609 inhabitants (as of June 2016), within the historic region of Podlachia.
History
Rajgród has a long and rich history, with evidence of human habitation dating back ...
and
Szczuczyn
Szczuczyn (; ) is a town in Grajewo County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland. As of 2004, it has a population of 3,602.
History
The town is located in the north-eastern outskirts of Mazovia, which has been part of Poland since the establishment of ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
{{Ełk County
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Ełk County