Gmina Rudka
Gmina Rudka
Rudka Commune | |
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Gmina Rudka | |
Coordinates (Rudka): 52°43′42″N 22°43′50″E / 52.72833°N 22.73056°ECoordinates: 52°43′42″N 22°43′50″E / 52.72833°N 22.73056°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
County | Bielsk |
Seat | Rudka |
Government | |
• Mayor | Andrzej Anusiewicz |
Area | |
• Total | 70.21 km2 (27.11 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 2,170 |
• Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 17-123 |
Area code(s) | +48 085 |
Car plates | BBI |
Website | http://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:
- 132 kilometres (82.0 mi) north-east of Warsaw, the capital of Poland
- 53 kilometres (32.9 mi) south-west of Białystok, the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship
- 32 kilometres (19.9 mi) west of Bielsk Podlaski, the seat of Bielsk County
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 | ||||
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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[]
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:
- Voivodeship Road 681 - Roszki-Wodźki - Łapy - Brańsk - Rudka - Ciechanowiec
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;
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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[]
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) Population: Size and Structure by Administrative Division" (in Polish). 2007-12-31. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05.
- Gminas in Podlaskie Voivodeship
- Bielsk County