Gmina Reszel is an urban-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 Kętrzyn County

Ketrzyn County

Kętrzyn 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 Reszel

Reszel

Reszel is a town in Poland in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. The population is about 5,700.Reszel was originally a settlement built by the Bartian tribe of Old Prussians and conquered by the Teutonic Knights in 1241. The native Prussians later recaptured the settlement and held it for five...

, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) west of Kętrzyn

Ketrzyn

Kętrzyn , is a town in northeastern Poland with 28,351 inhabitants . Situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , Kętrzyn was previously in Olsztyn Voivodeship . It is the capital of Kętrzyn County...

 and 52 km (32 mi) north-east 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...

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The gmina covers an area of 178.71 square kilometres (69 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,335 (out of which the population of Reszel amounts to 5,098, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,237).

Villages

Apart from the town of Reszel, Gmina Reszel contains the villages and settlements of Bertyny

Bertyny

Bertyny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .The village has a population of 18....

, Bezławecki Dwór, Bezławki, Biel

Biel, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Biel is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Reszel, west of Kętrzyn, and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .The village...

, Czarnowiec

Czarnowiec, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Czarnowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Reszel, west of Kętrzyn, and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Dębnik

Debnik, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Dębnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Reszel, west of Kętrzyn, and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Grodzki Młyn, Grzybowo

Grzybowo, Ketrzyn County

Grzybowo is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .The settlement has a population of 2....

, Kępa Tolnicka

Kepa Tolnicka

Kępa Tolnicka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Klewno

Klewno, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Klewno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Reszel, west of Kętrzyn, and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland,...

, Kocibórz

Kocibórz

Kocibórz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .The village has a population of 83.-References:...

, Łabędziewo, Leginy

Leginy, Ketrzyn County

Leginy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Łężany, Lipowa Góra

Lipowa Góra, Ketrzyn County

Lipowa Góra is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Reszel, west of Kętrzyn, and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Mała Bertynówka, Mnichowo

Mnichowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Mnichowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Mojkowo

Mojkowo, Ketrzyn County

Mojkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Reszel, west of Kętrzyn, and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Niewodnica

Niewodnica, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Niewodnica is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Reszel, south-west of Kętrzyn, and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Pasterzewo

Pasterzewo

Pasterzewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Pieckowo

Pieckowo

Pieckowo is a small village in north-east Poland. It is located in Warmian-Masurian Voivodship in Kętrzyn County in Reszel Commune.-History:...

, Pilec

Pilec

Pilec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Plenowo

Plenowo

Plenowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Reszel, south-west of Kętrzyn, and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Pudwągi

Pudwagi

Pudwągi is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Reszel, nine west of Kętrzyn, and northeast of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Ramty

Ramty

Ramty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Reszel, south-west of Kętrzyn, and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

, Robawy

Robawy

Robawy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Reszel, west of Kętrzyn, and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .The...

, Siemki

Siemki

Siemki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Reszel, west of Kętrzyn, and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .The...

, Śpigiel

Spigiel

Śpigiel is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Reszel, south-west of Kętrzyn, and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Śpiglówka

Spiglówka

Śpiglówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Reszel, south-west of Kętrzyn, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .The...

, Staniewo

Staniewo

Staniewo is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Reszel, south-west of Kętrzyn, and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Stąpławki, Święta Lipka

Swieta Lipka

Święta Lipka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Reszel, south-west of Kętrzyn, and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn...

, Tolniki Małe, Wanguty

Wanguty

Wanguty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Reszel, south-west of Kętrzyn, and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

, Widryny

Widryny

Widryny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Reszel, south-west of Kętrzyn, and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany...

, Wola

Wola, Ketrzyn County

Wola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Wólka Pilecka

Wólka Pilecka

Wólka Pilecka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .The village has a population of 4.-References:...

, Wólka Ryńska

Wólka Rynska

Wólka Ryńska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .The village has a population of 51.-References:...

, Worpławki and Zawidy

Zawidy

Zawidy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Reszel, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Reszel is bordered by the town of Mrągowo

Mragowo

Mrągowo is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of northeastern Poland, the capital of Mrągowo County and the seat the Gmina Mrągowo...

 and by the gminas of Bisztynek

Gmina Bisztynek

Gmina Bisztynek is an urban-rural gmina in Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Bisztynek, which lies approximately south of Bartoszyce and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Kętrzyn

Gmina Ketrzyn

Gmina Kętrzyn is a rural gmina in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kętrzyn, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, Kolno

Gmina Kolno, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Gmina Kolno is a rural gmina in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kolno, which lies approximately north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Korsze

Gmina Korsze

Gmina Korsze is an urban-rural gmina in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Korsze, which lies approximately north-west of Kętrzyn and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Mrągowo

Gmina Mragowo

Gmina Mrągowo is a rural gmina in Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Mrągowo, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

 and Sorkwity

Gmina Sorkwity

Gmina Sorkwity is a rural gmina in Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Sorkwity, which lies approximately west of Mrągowo and east of the regional capital Olsztyn....

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