Gmina Frombork
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Gmina Frombork is an urban-rural gmina
(administrative district) in Braniewo County
, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
, in northern Poland
. Its seat is the town of Frombork
, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Braniewo
and 83 km (52 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn
.
The gmina covers an area of 125.82 square kilometres (48.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,791 (out of which the population of Frombork amounts to 2,529, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 1,262).
, Młynary, Płoskinia and Tolkmicko
. It also lies next to the Vistula Lagoon
.
, Biedkowo
, Bogdany
, Drewnowo
, Jędrychowo
, Krzyżewo
, Krzywiec
, Narusa
, Ronin
and Wierzno Wielkie
.
There is also the village of Nowiny
, which does not have the status of sołectwo.
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 Braniewo County
Braniewo County
Braniewo County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest...
, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, or Warmia-Masuria Province , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn...
, in northern 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...
. Its seat is the town of Frombork
Frombork
Frombork is a town in northern Poland, on the Vistula Lagoon, in Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It had a population of 2,528 as of 2005....
, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Braniewo
Braniewo
Braniewo is a town in northeastern Poland, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with a population of 18,068 . It is the capital of Braniewo County...
and 83 km (52 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn
Olsztyn
Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship...
.
The gmina covers an area of 125.82 square kilometres (48.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,791 (out of which the population of Frombork amounts to 2,529, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 1,262).
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Frombork is bordered by the gminas of BraniewoGmina Braniewo
Gmina Braniewo is a rural gmina in Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, on the border with Russia...
, Młynary, Płoskinia and Tolkmicko
Gmina Tolkmicko
Gmina Tolkmicko is an urban-rural gmina in Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Tolkmicko, which lies approximately north of Elbląg and north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn....
. It also lies next to the Vistula Lagoon
Vistula Lagoon
The Vistula Lagoon is a fresh water lagoon on the Baltic Sea separated from Gdańsk Bay by the Vistula Spit. It is sometimes known as the Vistula Bay or Vistula Gulf. The modern German name, Frisches Haff, is derived from an earlier form, Friesisches Haff. Both this term and the earlier Polish...
.
Villages
The gmina contains the following villages having the status of sołectwo: BaranówkaBaranówka, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Baranówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Frombork, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...
, Biedkowo
Biedkowo
Biedkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Frombork, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...
, Bogdany
Bogdany, Braniewo County
Bogdany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Frombork, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...
, Drewnowo
Drewnowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Drewnowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Frombork, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Frombork, south-west of Braniewo, and north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.Before 1772 the area was part of...
, Jędrychowo
Jedrychowo, Braniewo County
Jędrychowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Frombork, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...
, Krzyżewo
Krzyzewo, Braniewo County
Krzyżewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Frombork, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...
, Krzywiec
Krzywiec, Braniewo County
Krzywiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Frombork, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Frombork, south-west of Braniewo, and north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.Before 1772 the area was part of...
, Narusa
Narusa
Narusa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Frombork, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...
, Ronin
Ronin, Poland
Ronin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Frombork, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...
and Wierzno Wielkie
Wierzno Wielkie
Wierzno Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Frombork, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...
.
There is also the village of Nowiny
Nowiny, Braniewo County
Nowiny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Frombork, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...
, which does not have the status of sołectwo.