__NOTOC__ Gmina Wizna 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

Łomża County __NOTOC__ Łomża County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 19 ...

Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship in northeastern Poland. The name of the voivodeship refers to the historical region of Podlachia (in Polish, ''Podlasie''), and significant part of its territory corresponds to th ...

, in north-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 ...

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

Łomża Łomża () is a city in north-eastern Poland, approximately to the north-east of Warsaw and west of Białystok. It is situated alongside the Narew river as part of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the capital of Łomża County and has been the se ...

and west of the regional capital

Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Biał ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population was 4,313 (4,344 in 2011). 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

Łomża Landscape Park Łomża Landscape Park of the Narew Valley () is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in north-eastern Poland, on the banks of the Narew river, close to the town of Łomża, to the south-east. Features The Park lies within the Podlaskie Voivodesh ...

Villages

Gmina Wizna contains the villages and settlements of Boguszki, Bronowo, Janczewo, Jarnuty, Kokoszki, Kramkowo, Lisno, Małachowo, Męczki, Mrówki, Nart, Nieławice,

Niwkowo Niwkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wizna, within Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Wizna, east of Łomża, and west of the regional capital Białystok ...

, Nowe Bożejewo, Podkosacze, Ruś, Rusiniec, Rutki, Rutkowskie, Sambory, Sieburczyn, Srebrowo, Stare Bożejewo, Wierciszewo,

Witkowo Witkowo () is a town in Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, located southeast of Poznań. History Witkowo was first mentioned in a document from 1363. It was a private village of Polish nobility of the Kingdom of Poland, administ ...

, Wizna, Włochówka and Zanklewo.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Wizna is bordered by the gminas of

Jedwabne Jedwabne (; , ''Yedvabna'') is a town in northeastern Poland, in Łomża County of Podlaskie Voivodeship, with 1,942 inhabitants (2002). History First mentioned in 1455 records, on 17 July 1736 Jedwabne received town rights from King Augustus III ...

Piątnica Piątnica Poduchowna (; until 1999 ''Piątnica Poduchowna'') is a village in Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Piątnica. It lies approximately north of ...

, Rutki, Trzcianne and Zawady.

References

Polish official population figures 2006

External links

Wizna Web Page

Famous Polish gangster, turned noted author, who was born in Wizna {{Łomża County Wizna Łomża County