Gmina Krasnopol Krasnopol Commune | |||
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Gmina Krasnopol within the Sejny County | |||
Coordinates(Krasnopol): 54°6′57″N23°12′25″E / 54.11583°N 23.20694°E Coordinates: 54°6′57″N23°12′25″E / 54.11583°N 23.20694°E | |||
Country | |||
Voivodeship | Podlaskie | ||
County | Sejny | ||
Seat | Krasnopol | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 171.63 km2 (66.27 sq mi) | ||
Population (2006) | |||
• Total | 3,902 | ||
• Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
Gmina Krasnopol, is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Krasnopol, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Sejny and 111 km (69 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
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".
Sejny County a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, in the extreme north-east of Poland, on the border with Lithuania and Belarus. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Sejny, which lies 112 kilometres (70 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. It borders on Masovian Voivodeship to the west, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the northwest, Lublin Voivodeship to the south, the Belarusian Voblasts of Grodno and Brest to the east, the Lithuanian Counties of Alytus and Marijampolė to the northeast, and the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia to the north.
The gmina covers an area of 171.63 square kilometres (66.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,902.
Gmina Krasnopol contains the villages and settlements of Aleksandrowo, Buda Ruska, Czarna Buchta, Czerwony Krzyż, Głuszyn, Gremzdel, Gremzdy Polskie, Jegliniec, Jeglówek, Jeziorki, Krasne, Krasnopol, Królówek, Krucieniszki, Linówek, Łopuchowo, Maćkowa Ruda, Michnowce, Mikołajewo, Murowany Most, Nowa Żubrówka, Nowe Boksze, Orlinek, Pawłówka, Piotrowa Dąbrowa, Rudawka, Ryżówka, Skustele, Smolany Dąb, Stabieńszczyzna, Stara Żubrówka, Teklinowo, Wysoka Góra, Żłobin and Żubronajcie.
Aleksandrowo, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.
Buda Ruska, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Krasnopol, 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Sejny, and 104 km (65 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Czarna Buchta, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Krasnopol, 14 km (9 mi) west of Sejny, and 115 km (71 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Gmina Krasnopol is bordered by the gminas of Giby, Nowinka, Puńsk, Sejny, Suwałki and Szypliszki.
Gmina Giby, is a rural gmina in Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus and Lithuania. Its seat is the village of Giby, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Sejny and 103 km (64 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Gmina Nowinka, is a rural gmina in Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Nowinka, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Augustów and 92 km (57 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Gmina Puńsk is a rural gmina in Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the Lithuanian border. Its seat is the village of Puńsk, which lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Sejny and 126 km (78 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok. The current mayor of Gmina Puńsk is Witold Liszkowski.
Głuszyn, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Krasnopol, 10 km (6 mi) south-west of Sejny, and 107 km (66 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Gremzdel, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Krasnopol, 13 km (8 mi) west of Sejny, and 115 km (71 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Krasnopol, is a village in Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Krasnopol. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Sejny and 111 km (69 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Krucieniszki, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Krasnopol, 14 km (9 mi) north-west of Sejny, and 117 km (73 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Linówek, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Krasnopol, 17 km (11 mi) west of Sejny, and 117 km (73 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Łopuchowo, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Krasnopol, 5 km (3 mi) south-west of Sejny, and 110 km (68 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Michnowce, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Krasnopol, 6 km (4 mi) west of Sejny, and 112 km (70 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Murowany Most, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Krasnopol, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Sejny, and 119 km (74 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Nowa Żubrówka, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Krasnopol, 15 km (9 mi) west of Sejny, and 110 km (68 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Pawłówka, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Krasnopol, 8 km (5 mi) west of Sejny, and 112 km (70 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Piotrowa Dąbrowa, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Krasnopol, 18 km (11 mi) west of Sejny, and 115 km (71 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Rudawka, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Krasnopol, 14 km (9 mi) north-west of Sejny, and 119 km (74 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Skustele, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Krasnopol, 5 km (3 mi) west of Sejny, and 112 km (70 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Stabieńszczyzna, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Krasnopol, 6 km (4 mi) west of Sejny, and 114 km (71 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Stara Żubrówka, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Krasnopol, 15 km (9 mi) west of Sejny, and 108 km (67 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Wysoka Góra, was a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. The location lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Krasnopol, 17 km (11 mi) west of Sejny, and 113 km (70 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.