| Gmina Solina Solina Commune | ||
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| Coordinates(Solina): 49°23′N22°28′E / 49.383°N 22.467°E Coordinates: 49°23′N22°28′E / 49.383°N 22.467°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian | |
| County | Lesko | |
| Seat | Polańczyk | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 184.25 km2 (71.14 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 5,106 | |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) | |
| Website | http://www.esolina.pl | |
Gmina Solina is a rural gmina (administrative district) 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.
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.
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres (120,733 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of approximately 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin.
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The gmina covers an area of 184.25 square kilometres (71.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,106.
The gmina contains parts of the protected areas called Cisna-Wetlina Landscape Park and San Valley Landscape Park.
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international organizations involved.
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).
San Valley Landscape Park is a protected area in south-eastern Poland, established in 1992, covering an area of 342.70 square kilometres (132.32 sq mi).
