Gmina Bircza is a 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 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 Bircza

Bircza

Bircza is a village in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Bircza. It lies approximately south-west of Przemyśl and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów...

, which lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) south-west 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 51 km (32 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...

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The gmina covers an area of 254.49 square kilometres (98.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,602.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Bircza is bordered by the gminas of Dubiecko

Gmina Dubiecko

Gmina Dubiecko is a rural gmina in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Dubiecko, which lies approximately west of Przemyśl and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Dydnia

Gmina Dydnia

Gmina Dydnia is a rural gmina in Brzozów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Dydnia, which lies approximately east of Brzozów and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Dynów

Gmina Dynów

Gmina Dynów is a rural gmina in Rzeszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Dynów, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, Fredropol

Gmina Fredropol

Gmina Fredropol is a rural gmina in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine...

, Krasiczyn

Gmina Krasiczyn

Gmina Krasiczyn is a rural gmina in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Krasiczyn, which lies approximately west of Przemyśl and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Krzywcza

Gmina Krzywcza

Gmina Krzywcza is a rural gmina in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Krzywcza, which lies approximately west of Przemyśl and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Nozdrzec

Gmina Nozdrzec

Gmina Nozdrzec is a rural gmina in Brzozów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Nozdrzec, which lies approximately north-east of Brzozów and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Olszanica

Gmina Olszanica

Gmina Olszanica is a rural gmina in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Olszanica, which lies approximately east of Lesko and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Sanok

Gmina Sanok

Gmina Sanok is a rural gmina in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Sanok, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, Tyrawa Wołoska and Ustrzyki Dolne

Gmina Ustrzyki Dolne

Gmina Ustrzyki Dolne is an urban-rural gmina in Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland...

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Villages

Gmina Bircza contains the following villages:

• Bircza
  Bircza
  Bircza is a village in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Bircza. It lies approximately south-west of Przemyśl and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów...
  
  
• Boguszówka
  Boguszówka
  Boguszówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bircza, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Bircza, west of Przemyśl, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...
  
  
• Borownica
• Brzeżawa
  Brzezawa
  Brzeżawa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bircza, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Bircza, west of Przemyśl, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów....
  
  
• Brzuska
  Brzuska
  Brzuska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bircza, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland...
  
  
• Dobrzanka
  Dobrzanka
  Dobrzanka is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Bircza, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Bircza, south-west of Przemyśl, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...
  
  
• Huta Brzuska
  Huta Brzuska
  Huta Brzuska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bircza, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Bircza, west of Przemyśl, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...
  
  
• Jasienica Sufczyńska
  Jasienica Sufczynska
  Jasienica Sufczyńska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bircza, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Bircza, west of Przemyśl, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...
  
  
• Jawornik Ruski
  Jawornik Ruski
  Jawornik Ruski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bircza, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Bircza, west of Przemyśl, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów....
  
  
• Korzeniec
• Kotów
• Krajna
  Krajna, Gmina Bircza
  Krajna is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Bircza, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Bircza, south-west of Przemyśl, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.On the site of the village is...
  
  
• Kuźmina
  Kuzmina
  Kuźmina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bircza, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Bircza, south-west of Przemyśl, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a population of...
  
  
• Leszczawa Dolna
  Leszczawa Dolna
  Leszczawa Dolna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bircza, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Bircza, south-west of Przemyśl, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a...
  
  
• Leszczawa Górna
  Leszczawa Górna
  Leszczawa Górna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bircza, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Bircza, south-west of Przemyśl, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...
  
  
• Leszczawka
  Leszczawka
  Leszczawka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bircza, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Bircza, south-west of Przemyśl, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...
  
  
• Lipa
• Łodzinka Dolna
• Łodzinka Górna
• Łomna
• Malawa
  Malawa
  Malawa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bircza, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Bircza, south-west of Przemyśl, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów....
  
  
• Nowa Wieś
  Nowa Wies, Przemysl County
  Nowa Wieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bircza, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Bircza, west of Przemyśl, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów....
  
  
• Roztoka
  Roztoka, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
  Roztoka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bircza, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Bircza, south-west of Przemyśl, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów....
  
  
• Rudawka
• Stara Bircza
  Stara Bircza
  Stara Bircza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bircza, within Przemyśl County, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland....
  
  
• Sufczyna
  Sufczyna
  Sufczyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bircza, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Bircza, west of Przemyśl, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów....
  
  
• Wola Korzeniecka
  Wola Korzeniecka
  Wola Korzeniecka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bircza, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Bircza, south-west of Przemyśl, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...
  
  
• Żohatyn
  Zohatyn
  Żohatyn is a small village in the administrative district of Gmina Bircza, within Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Bircza, south-west of Przemyśl, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.The village has a population...
  
  

External links

• Gmina Bircza official website
• Bircza Online - Genealogy and research website for Bircza and its environs