Gmina Czeremcha
Encyclopedia
Gmina Czeremcha is a rural gmina
(administrative district) in Hajnówka County
, Podlaskie Voivodeship
, in north-eastern Poland
, on the border with Belarus
. Its seat is the village of Czeremcha, which lies approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) south-west of Hajnówka
and 68 km (42 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.
The gmina covers an area of 96.73 square kilometres (37.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,644.
, Bobrówka
, Borki
, Chlewiszcze
, Czeremcha, Czeremcha-Wieś
, Derhawka
, Gajki
, Jancewicze
, Konik
, Kuzawa
, Opaka Duża
, Opalowanka
, Osyp
, Piszczatka
, Podorabie
, Pohulanka
, Połowce, Pożniki
, Repiszcza
, Sielakiewicz
, Stawiszcze
, Terechy
, Turowszczyzna
, Wólka Terechowska
and Zubacze
.
, Milejczyce
and Nurzec-Stacja
. It also borders Belarus
.
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 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...
, on 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 ,...
. Its seat is the village of Czeremcha, which lies approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) south-west 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 68 km (42 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.
The gmina covers an area of 96.73 square kilometres (37.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,644.
Villages
Gmina Czeremcha contains the villages and settlements of BerezyszczeBerezyszcze
Berezyszcze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....
, Bobrówka
Bobrówka, Hajnówka County
Bobrówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.-References:...
, Borki
Borki, Hajnówka County
Borki is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south-west of Czeremcha, south-west of Hajnówka, and south of the regional capital...
, Chlewiszcze
Chlewiszcze
Chlewiszcze is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.-References:...
, Czeremcha, Czeremcha-Wieś
Czeremcha-Wies
Czeremcha-Wieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....
, Derhawka
Derhawka
Derhawka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....
, Gajki
Gajki, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Gajki is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....
, Jancewicze
Jancewicze
Jancewicze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.-References:...
, Konik
Konik, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Konik is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....
, Kuzawa
Kuzawa
Kuzawa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately north-east of Czeremcha, south-west of Hajnówka, and south of the regional capital...
, Opaka Duża
Opaka Duza
Opaka Duża is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately east of Czeremcha, south of Hajnówka, and south of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...
, Opalowanka
Opalowanka
Opalowanka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....
, Osyp
Osyp
Osyp is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....
, Piszczatka
Piszczatka, Hajnówka County
Piszczatka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....
, Podorabie
Podorabie
Podorabie is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....
, Pohulanka
Pohulanka, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Pohulanka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....
, Połowce, Pożniki
Pozniki
Pożniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately west of Czeremcha, south-west of Hajnówka, and south of the regional capital...
, Repiszcza
Repiszcza
Repiszcza is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....
, Sielakiewicz
Sielakiewicz
Sielakiewicz is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....
, Stawiszcze
Stawiszcze, Gmina Czeremcha
Stawiszcze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south-east of Czeremcha, south-west of Hajnówka, and south of the regional capital...
, Terechy
Terechy
Terechy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south-east of Czeremcha, south-west of Hajnówka, and south of the regional capital...
, Turowszczyzna
Turowszczyzna
Turowszczyzna is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....
, Wólka Terechowska
Wólka Terechowska
Wólka Terechowska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately east of Czeremcha, south-west of Hajnówka, and south of the regional capital...
and Zubacze
Zubacze
Zubacze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czeremcha, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....
.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Czeremcha is bordered by the gminas of KleszczeleGmina Kleszczele
Gmina Kleszczele is an urban-rural gmina in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus...
, Milejczyce
Gmina Milejczyce
Gmina Milejczyce is a rural gmina in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Milejczyce, which lies approximately north-east of Siemiatycze and south of the regional capital Białystok.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
and Nurzec-Stacja
Gmina Nurzec-Stacja
Gmina Nurzec-Stacja is a rural gmina in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus...
. It also borders 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 ,...
.