Gmina Cisna is a rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Lesko County

Lesko County

Lesko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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...

, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Podkarpackie Voivodeship , or Subcarpathian Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in extreme-southeastern Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów...

, in south-eastern Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

, on the Slovak

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

 border. Its seat is the village of Cisna

Cisna

Cisna is the main village of the Gmina Cisna in the Lesko County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland. It lies in the Solinka valley in between the Bieszczady mountains.-History:...

, which lies approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Lesko

Lesko

Lesko ; is a town in south-eastern Poland with a population of 5,755 . situated in the Bieszczady mountains. It is located in the heartland of the Doły , and its average altitude is above sea level, although there are some hills located within the confines of the city...

 and 95 km (59 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów

Rzeszów

Rzeszów is a city in southeastern Poland with a population of 179,455 in 2010. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River, in the heartland of the Sandomierska Valley...

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The gmina covers an area of 286.89 square kilometres (110.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 1,669.

The gmina contains part of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/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...

 called Cisna-Wetlina Landscape Park

Cisna-Wetlina Landscape Park

Cisna-Wetlina Landscape Park is a protected area in south-eastern Poland, established in 1992, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Cisna contains the villages and settlements of Buk

Buk, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Buk 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 north-east of Cisna, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a...

, Cisna

Cisna

Cisna is the main village of the Gmina Cisna in the Lesko County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland. It lies in the Solinka valley in between the Bieszczady mountains.-History:...

, Dołżyca, Habkowce

Habkowce

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 north-west of Cisna, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a...

, Kalnica

Kalnica, Lesko County

Kalnica 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 east of Cisna, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a...

, Krzywe

Krzywe, Lesko County

Krzywe 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 south-east of Cisna, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a...

, Liszna

Liszna, Lesko County

Liszna 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 south-west of Cisna, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a...

, Łuh, Majdan

Majdan, Lesko County

Majdan 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 west of Cisna, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a...

, Moczarne

Moczarne

Moczarne is a settlement 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 south-east of Cisna, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...

, Przysłup, Roztoki Górne

Roztoki Górne

Roztoki Górne 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 south of Cisna, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a...

, Smerek

Smerek, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

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 south-east of Cisna, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a...

, Solinka

Solinka, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

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 south-west of Cisna, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a...

, Strzebowiska

Strzebowiska

Strzebowiska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cisna, within Lesko County, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia.The village has a population of 50....

, Wetlina

Wetlina

Wetlina is a village with a population of 307 located in south-eastern Poland in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, near the border with Slovakia. It is near the entrance to Bieszczady National Park and is situated along the Wetlinka river....

, Zawój

Zawój

Zawój 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 north-east of Cisna, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...

 and Żubracze

Zubracze

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 west of Cisna, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Cisna is bordered by the gminas of Baligród

Gmina Baligród

Gmina Baligród is a rural gmina in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Baligród, which lies approximately south of Lesko and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Czarna

Gmina Czarna, Bieszczady County

Gmina Czarna is a rural gmina in Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine...

, Komańcza

Gmina Komancza

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 south-west of Sanok and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...

, Lutowiska

Gmina Lutowiska

Gmina Lutowiska is a rural gmina in Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine...

 and Solina

Gmina Solina

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 south-east of Lesko and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów...

. It also borders Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

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