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Gmina Solina 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
Lesko County,
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
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 ...
. It takes its name from its former seat, the village of
Solina, which lies approximately south-east of
Lesko 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 present seat is
Polańczyk.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 5,106.
The gmina contains parts 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 ...
s called
Cisna-Wetlina Landscape Park and
San Valley Landscape Park.
Villages
Gmina Solina contains the villages and settlements of
Berezka,
Bereźnica Wyżna,
Bóbrka,
Bukowiec,
Górzanka,
Jawor
Jawor () is a town in south-western Poland with 22,890 inhabitants (2019). It is situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the seat of Jawor County, and lies approximately west of the regional capital Wrocław.
One of the oldest towns ...
,
Myczków,
Myczkowce,
Polańczyk,
Rajskie,
Rybne,
Solina,
Terka,
Werlas,
Wola Matiaszowa,
Wołkowyja and
Zawóz
Zawóz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Solina, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Solina, south-east of Lesko, and south-east of the regional capital ...
.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Solina is bordered by the gminas of
Baligród
Baligród is a village in Lesko County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Administrative divisions of Poland, province) of south-eastern Poland. It is also the seat of the municipality (''gmina'') called Gmina Baligród. Location: 49°21' width, ...
,
Cisna,
Czarna,
Lesko,
Olszanica and
Ustrzyki Dolne.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
{{Lesko County
Solina
Lesko County