Gmina Rudka

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Gmina Rudka
Rudka Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms of Gmina Rudka
Coat of arms
Gmina Rudka is located in Poland
Gmina Rudka
Gmina Rudka
Coordinates (Rudka): 52°43′42″N 22°43′50″E / 52.72833°N 22.73056°E / 52.72833; 22.73056Coordinates: 52°43′42″N 22°43′50″E / 52.72833°N 22.73056°E / 52.72833; 22.73056
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyBielsk
SeatRudka
Government
 • MayorAndrzej Anusiewicz
Area
 • Total70.21 km2 (27.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total2,170
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
17-123
Area code(s)+48 085
Car platesBBI
Websitehttp://bip.ug.rudka.wrotapodlasia.pl/

Gmina Rudka [ˈrudka] is a rural gmina (Polish:gmina wiejska) in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland.

Geography[]

Gmina Rudka is located in the geographical region of Europe known as the Wysoczyzny Podlasko – Bialoruskie (English: Podlaskie and Belarus Plateau) and the mezoregion known as the Równina Bielska (English: ).

The gmina covers an area of 70.21 square kilometres (27.1 sq mi).

Location[]

It is located approximately:

Climate[]

The region has a continental climate which is characterized by high temperatures during summer and long and frosty winters . The average amount of rainfall during the year exceeds 550 millimetres (21.7 in).

Rivers[]

Two rivers pass through the Gmina:

  • The Nurzec River, a tributary of the Bug River
  • The Siennica River, a tributary of the Nurzec River

Demographics[]

Detailed data as of 31 December 2007:[1]

  Total Women Men
Unit Number % Number % Number %
Population 2,170 100 1,058 48.8 1,112 51.2
Population Density
(persons/km²)		 30.9 15.1 15.8

Municipal government[]

Gmina Rudka in Bielsk County

Its seat is the village of Rudka.

Executive branch[]

The chief executive of the government is the mayor (Polish: wójt).

Legislative branch[]

The legislative portion of the government is the Council (Polish: Rada) comprising the President (Polish: Przewodniczący), the Vice-President (Polish: Wiceprzewodniczący) and thirteen councilors.

Villages[]

The following villages are contained within the gmina:

Józefin, Karp, Koce Borowe, Niemyje-Jarnąty, Niemyje-Skłody, Niemyje-Ząbki, Nowe Niemyje, Rudka, Stare Niemyje.

Neighbouring political subdivisions[]

Gmina Rudka is bordered by the town of Brańsk and by the Gminy of Brańsk, Ciechanowiec, Grodzisk and Klukowo.

Transport[]

Roads and highways[]

A Voivodeship Road passes through Gmina Rudka:

Local attractions[]

  • Ossoliński Palace - eighteenth century baroque architecture. Built in 1763, rebuilt in the years 1913-1914, the so-called 'New palace " of about 1930. Orangery brick from the second half of the eighteenth century, brick and wood buildings and czworaki from the nineteenth and twentieth in, park, 1763;

  • The Ossoliński Palace in Rudka

  • The Ossoliński Palace in Rudka

Nearby attractions[]

  • (Our Lady of Hodyszewo Sanctuary) in Hodyzewo - 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) northeast

References[]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) Population: Size and Structure by Administrative Division" (in Polish). 2007-12-31. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05.


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