Gmina Lubawa 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 Iława County, 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...

. It takes its name from the town of Lubawa

Lubawa

Lubawa is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located in Iława County on the Sandela River, some 18 km southeast of Iława.-History:...

, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina. The administrative seat of the gmina is the village of Fijewo

Fijewo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Fijewo is a village, the seat of the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Iława and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, which lies close to Lubawa.

The gmina covers an area of 236.64 square kilometres (91.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its population was 10,435.

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 Dylewo Hills Landscape Park

Dylewo Hills Landscape Park

Dylewo Hills Landscape Park is a protected area in northern Poland, established in 1994, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Lubawa contains the villages and settlements of Biała Góra, Byszwałd, Czerlin

Czerlin, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Czerlin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Fijewo , south-east of Iława, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village was ceded to Poland after the East...

, Fijewo

Fijewo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Fijewo is a village, the seat of the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Iława and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Gajówka

Gajówka, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Gajówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland....

, Gierłoż, Gierłoż Polska

Gierłoż Polska

Gierłoż Polska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Iława and west of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Grabowo, Grabowo-Osada

Grabowo-Osada

Grabowo-Osada is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland....

, Gutowo

Gutowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Gutowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Iława and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Kazanice

Kazanice

Kazanice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Iława and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Kołodziejki, Łążek, Łążyn, Losy

Losy

Losy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Fijewo , south-east of Iława, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Lubstyn

Lubstyn

Lubstyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland....

, Lubstynek

Lubstynek

Lubstynek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Fijewo , east of Iława, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village was ceded to Poland after the...

, Ludwichowo

Ludwichowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Ludwichowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Fijewo , south-east of Iława, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Mortęgi

Mortegi

Mortęgi is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Fijewo , south-east of Iława, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village has an approximate population...

, Napromek

Napromek

Napromek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Iława and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Napromek-Leśniczówka

Napromek-Lesniczówka

Napromek-Leśniczówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Iława, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Omule

Omule

Omule is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Iława, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Osowiec

Osowiec, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Osowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Iława and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Pomierki

Pomierki

Pomierki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Iława, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Prątnica

Pratnica

Prątnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Iława, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Raczek

Raczek

Raczek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Iława, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Rakowice

Rakowice, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Rakowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Fijewo , south-east of Iława, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

, Rodzone

Rodzone, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Rodzone is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Iława, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Rożental

Rozental, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Rożental is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Iława, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Rumienica

Rumienica

Rumienica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Iława, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Sampława, Szczepankowo, Targowisko Dolne

Targowisko Dolne

Targowisko Dolne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Iława and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Targowisko Górne

Targowisko Górne

Targowisko Górne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Iława and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Tuszewo

Tuszewo

Tuszewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Fijewo , south-east of Iława, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.The village has a population of...

, Wałdyki, Wiśniewo, Zielkowo

Zielkowo

Zielkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawa, within Iława County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Iława and west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

 and Złotowo.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Lubawa is bordered by the town of Lubawa

Lubawa

Lubawa is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located in Iława County on the Sandela River, some 18 km southeast of Iława.-History:...

 and by the gminas of Dąbrówno

Gmina Dabrówno

Gmina Dąbrówno is a rural gmina in Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Dąbrówno, which lies approximately south of Ostróda and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Grodziczno

Gmina Grodziczno

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

, Iława, 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...

, Ostróda

Gmina Ostróda

Gmina Ostróda is a rural gmina in Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Ostróda, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, and Rybno

Gmina Rybno, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Gmina Rybno is a rural gmina in Działdowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Rybno, which lies approximately north-west of Działdowo and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn....

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