Gmina Baligród

Gmina Baligród
Gmina Baligród; Baligród Commune
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	Coordinates(Baligród): 49°21′0″N22°17′0″E / 49.35000°N 22.28333°E Coordinates: 49°21′0″N22°17′0″E / 49.35000°N 22.28333°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Subcarpathian
County	Lesko
Seat	Baligród
Area
• Total	158.12 km2 (61.05 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	3,176
• Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Website	http://www.baligrod.pl

Last updated April 04, 2019

Gmina Baligród is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Baligród, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Lesko and 79 km (49 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

The gmina is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. As of 2010 there were 2,478 gminy throughout the country. The word gmina derives from the German word Gemeinde, meaning "community".

Lesko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border. It was created in 2002 out of five gminas which previously made up the western part of Bieszczady County. Its administrative seat and only town is Lesko, which lies 67 kilometres (42 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

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Cisna-Wetlina Landscape Park is a protected area in south-eastern Poland, established in 1992, covering an area of 510.14 square kilometres (196.97 sq mi).

Villages

Gmina Baligród contains the villages and settlements of Baligród, Bystre, Cisowiec, Jabłonki, Kiełczawa, Kołonice, Łubne, Mchawa, Nowosiółki, Rabe, Roztoki Dolne, Stężnica, Zahoczewie, Żerdenka, Żernica Niżna and Żernica Wyżna.

Baligród is a village in Lesko County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (province) of south-eastern Poland. It is also the seat of the municipality (gmina) called Gmina Baligród. Location: 49°21' N 22°17' E. From 1 January 1999 until 1 January 2002 it was located in Bieszczady County.

Bystre is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baligród, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Baligród, 20 km (12 mi) south of Lesko, and 84 km (52 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

Cisowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baligród, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Baligród, 13 km (8 mi) south-west of Lesko, and 76 km (47 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Baligród is bordered by the gminas of Cisna, Komańcza, Lesko, Solina and Zagórz.

Gmina Cisna is a rural gmina in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border. Its seat is the village of Cisna, which lies approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Lesko and 95 km (59 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

Gmina Komańcza is a rural gmina in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border. Its seat is the village of Komańcza, which lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-west of Sanok and 76 km (47 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

Gmina Lesko is an urban-rural gmina in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Lesko, which lies approximately 67 kilometres (42 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

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Gmina Solina is a rural gmina in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It takes its name from its former seat, the village of Solina, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Lesko and 80 km (50 mi) south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów. The present seat is Polańczyk.

Gmina Zagórz is an urban-rural gmina in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Zagórz, which lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Sanok and 61 km (38 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

Mchawa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baligród, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Baligród, 13 km (8 mi) south of Lesko, and 77 km (48 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

Nowosiółki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baligród, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Baligród, 9 km (6 mi) south of Lesko, and 73 km (45 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

Rabe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baligród, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Baligród, 18 km (11 mi) south of Lesko, and 82 km (51 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

Stężnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baligród, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Baligród, 16 km (10 mi) south of Lesko, and 82 km (51 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

Żernica Niżna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baligród, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Baligród, 12 km (7 mi) south of Lesko, and 77 km (48 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

Żernica Wyżna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baligród, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Baligród, 13 km (8 mi) south of Lesko, and 78 km (48 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

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Dołżyca is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cisna, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-east of Cisna, 29 km (18 mi) south of Lesko, and 94 km (58 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

Habkowce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cisna, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Cisna, 27 km (17 mi) south of Lesko, and 92 km (57 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

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Smerek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cisna, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Cisna, 34 km (21 mi) south of Lesko, and 100 km (62 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

Solinka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cisna, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Cisna, 35 km (22 mi) south of Lesko, and 98 km (61 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

Żubracze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cisna, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Cisna, 29 km (18 mi) south of Lesko, and 93 km (58 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

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v t e Gmina Baligród
Seat	Baligród
Other villages	Bystre Cisowiec Jabłonki Kiełczawa Kołonice Łubne Mchawa Nowosiółki Rabe Roztoki Dolne Stężnica Zahoczewie Żerdenka Żernica Niżna Żernica Wyżna

v t e Lesko County
Seat	Lesko
Urban-rural gmina	Gmina Lesko
Rural gminas	Gmina Baligród Gmina Cisna Gmina Olszanica Gmina Solina