Gnilec, Podlaskie Voivodeship
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Gnilec ' is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Narewka
, within Hajnówka County
, Podlaskie Voivodeship
, in north-eastern Poland
, close to the border with Belarus
. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Narewka
, 14 km (9 mi) north-east of Hajnówka
, and 45 km (28 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.
Gmina Narewka
Gmina Narewka is a rural gmina in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus...
, within Hajnówka County
Hajnówka County
Hajnówka County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. 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...
, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. It borders on Masovian Voivodeship to the west, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the northwest, Lublin Voivodeship to the south, the Belarusssian Voblasts of Grodno and Brest to the east, the Lithuanian Counties of Alytus and...
, in north-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...
, close to the border with Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Narewka
Narewka
Narewka is a village in Poland, in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Hajnówka County, Gmina Narewka. It is located near the border with Belarus. Many of the inhabitants belong to the Belarusian minority in Poland.The village has a Catholic and Orthodox churches...
, 14 km (9 mi) north-east of Hajnówka
Hajnówka
Hajnówka is a town and a powiat seat in north-eastern Poland with 21,583 inhabitants . It is a notable centre of Belarusian culture in Poland and one of the centres of Orthodox faith. It is also notable for its proximity to the Białowieża Forest, the biggest primaeval forest in Europe. It is the...
, and 45 km (28 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.