Gmina Biskupiec 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 Nowe Miasto County

Nowe Miasto County

Nowe Miasto County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...

, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, or Warmia-Masuria Province , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn...

, in northern 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 Biskupiec

Biskupiec, Nowe Miasto County

Biskupiec is a village in Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Biskupiec. It lies approximately north-west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village has a population of...

, which lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie

Nowe Miasto Lubawskie

Nowe Miasto Lubawskie is a town in Poland, situated at river Drwęca. The population is 11,104 . Nowe Miasto Lubawskie is the capital of Nowe Miasto County and was assigned to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in 1999.- History :...

 and 83 km (52 mi) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn

Olsztyn

Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship...

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The gmina covers an area of 241.25 square kilometres (93.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,652.

The gmina contains part of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

 called Brodnica Landscape Park

Brodnica Landscape Park

Brodnica Landscape Park is a protected area in north-central Poland, established in 1985, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Biskupiec contains the villages and settlements of Babalice

Babalice

Babalice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Biskupiec, west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village has a population of...

, Bielice

Bielice, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Bielice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Biskupiec, north-west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village has...

, Borki

Borki, Nowe Miasto County

Borki is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.-References:...

, Buczek

Buczek, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Buczek is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.-References:...

, Czachówki

Czachówki

Czachówki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Biskupiec, north-west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Fitowo

Fitowo

Fitowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Biskupiec, north-west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Gaj

Gaj, Nowe Miasto County

Gaj is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Biskupiec, west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village has an...

, Iwanki

Iwanki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Iwanki is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Biskupiec, west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Krotoszyny

Krotoszyny

Krotoszyny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Biskupiec, north-west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village has an...

, Łąkorek, Łąkorz, Leszczyniak

Leszczyniak

Leszczyniak is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.-References:...

, Lipinki

Lipinki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Lipinki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Biskupiec, west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village has an...

, Mała Wólka, Mec

Mec, Poland

Mec is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Biskupiec, west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Mierzyn

Mierzyn, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Mierzyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Biskupiec, west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Osetno

Osetno, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Osetno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Biskupiec, west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Osówko

Osówko, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Osówko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Biskupiec, west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village has a population of...

, Ostrowite

Ostrowite, Nowe Miasto County

Ostrowite is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Biskupiec, west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and south-west of the regional capital city of Olsztyn.-References:...

, Piotrowice

Piotrowice, Nowe Miasto County

Piotrowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Biskupiec, north-west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Piotrowice Małe, Podlasek

Podlasek, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Podlasek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Biskupiec, north-west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Podlasek Mały, Rywałdzik, Sędzice

Sedzice, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Sędzice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.-References:...

, Słupnica, Sumin

Sumin, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Sumin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.-References:...

, Szwarcenowo

Szwarcenowo

Szwarcenowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Biskupiec, north-west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Tymawa Wielka

Tymawa Wielka

Tymawa Wielka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.-References:...

, Wąkop

Wakop

Wąkop is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.-References:...

, Wardęgówko

Wardegówko

Wardęgówko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.-References:...

, Wardęgowo

Wardegowo

Wardęgowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.-References:...

, Wielka Wólka

Wielka Wólka

Wielka Wólka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.The village has a population of 89.-References:...

, Wonna

Wonna

Wonna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Biskupiec, north-west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

 and Zawada

Zawada, Nowe Miasto County

Zawada is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Biskupiec, north-west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Biskupiec is bordered by the gminas of Iława, Jabłonowo Pomorskie, Kisielice

Gmina Kisielice

Gmina Kisielice is an urban-rural gmina in Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kisielice, which lies approximately west of Iława and west of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Kurzętnik

Gmina Kurzetnik

Gmina Kurzętnik is a rural gmina in Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kurzętnik, which lies approximately south of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...

, Łasin, Nowe Miasto Lubawskie

Gmina Nowe Miasto Lubawskie

Gmina Nowe Miasto Lubawskie is a rural gmina in Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Mszanowo, which lies approximately north-east of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The gmina covers an area of , and...

, Świecie nad Osą

Gmina Swiecie nad Osa

Gmina Świecie nad Osą is a rural gmina in Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Świecie nad Osą, which lies approximately east of Grudziądz and north-east of Toruń....

 and Zbiczno

Gmina Zbiczno

Gmina Zbiczno is a rural gmina in Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Zbiczno, which lies approximately north of Brodnica and north-east of Toruń....

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