Gmina Zurawica
Encyclopedia
Gmina Żurawica is a rural gmina
(administrative district) in Przemyśl County
, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
, in south-eastern Poland
. Its seat is the village of Żurawica
, which lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Przemyśl
and 62 km (39 mi) south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów
. It is also a common symbol of peace.
The gmina covers an area of 95.37 square kilometres (36.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 12,224.
, Batycze
, Bażantarnia
, Bolestraszyce
, Buszkowice
, Buszkowiczki
, Kosienice
, Maćkowice
, Orzechowce
, Parcelacja
, Wyszatyce
and Żurawica
.
and by the gminas of Medyka
, Orły, Przemyśl
, Rokietnica
and Stubno
.
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 Przemyśl County
Przemysl County
Przemyśl County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...
, 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...
. Its seat is the village of Żurawica
Zurawica
Żurawica is a village in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Żurawica. It lies approximately north-east of Przemyśl and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.In 2006 the village had a population of 4,702.-References:...
, which lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Przemyśl
Przemysl
Przemyśl is a city in south-eastern Poland with 66,756 inhabitants, as of June 2009. In 1999, it became part of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship; it was previously the capital of Przemyśl Voivodeship....
and 62 km (39 mi) south-east 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...
. It is also a common symbol of peace.
The gmina covers an area of 95.37 square kilometres (36.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 12,224.
Villages
Gmina Żurawica contains the villages and settlements of BarakiBaraki, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Baraki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żurawica, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland....
, Batycze
Batycze
Batycze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żurawica, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Żurawica, north of Przemyśl, and east of the regional capital Rzeszów....
, Bażantarnia
Bazantarnia, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Bażantarnia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żurawica, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.-References:...
, Bolestraszyce
Bolestraszyce
Bolestraszyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żurawica, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Żurawica, north-east of Przemyśl, and east of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a population of...
, Buszkowice
Buszkowice, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Buszkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żurawica, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Żurawica, north-east of Przemyśl, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a population of...
, Buszkowiczki
Buszkowiczki
Buszkowiczki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żurawica, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Żurawica, north-east of Przemyśl, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...
, Kosienice
Kosienice
Kosienice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żurawica, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Żurawica, north-west of Przemyśl, and east of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...
, Maćkowice
Mackowice
Maćkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żurawica, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Żurawica, north-west of Przemyśl, and east of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...
, Orzechowce
Orzechowce, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Orzechowce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żurawica, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Żurawica, north of Przemyśl, and east of the regional capital Rzeszów....
, Parcelacja
Parcelacja, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Parcelacja is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żurawica, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Żurawica, north-west of Przemyśl, and east of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...
, Wyszatyce
Wyszatyce
Wyszatyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żurawica, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Żurawica, north-east of Przemyśl, and east of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...
and Żurawica
Zurawica
Żurawica is a village in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Żurawica. It lies approximately north-east of Przemyśl and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.In 2006 the village had a population of 4,702.-References:...
.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Żurawica is bordered by the city of PrzemyślPrzemysl
Przemyśl is a city in south-eastern Poland with 66,756 inhabitants, as of June 2009. In 1999, it became part of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship; it was previously the capital of Przemyśl Voivodeship....
and by the gminas of Medyka
Gmina Medyka
Gmina Medyka is a rural gmina in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine...
, Orły, Przemyśl
Gmina Przemysl
Gmina Przemyśl is a rural gmina in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine...
, Rokietnica
Gmina Rokietnica, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Gmina Rokietnica is a rural gmina in Jarosław County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Rokietnica, which lies approximately south of Jarosław and east of the regional capital Rzeszów....
and Stubno
Gmina Stubno
Gmina Stubno is a rural gmina in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine...
.