Gmina Olsztynek is an urban-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 Olsztyn County

Olsztyn County

Olsztyn 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. Its administrative seat is the city of Olsztyn, although the city...

, 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 town of Olsztynek

Olsztynek

Olsztynek is a town in Poland, in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in Olsztyn County. It has 7,648 inhabitants .-History:The town was founded as Hohenstein by the Teutonic Order, which began to construct a castle in 1351 and granted Kulm law city rights in 1359.The Battle of Grunwald in 1410 took...

, which lies approximately 27 kilometres (17 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 372.03 square kilometres (143.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,666 (out of which the population of Olsztynek amounts to 7,591, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,075).

Villages

Apart from the town of Olsztynek, Gmina Olsztynek contains the villages and settlements of Ameryka

Ameryka, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Ameryka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland...

, Cichogrąd

Cichograd

Cichogrąd is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .The village has a population of 2.-References:...

, Czarci Jar

Czarci Jar

Czarci Jar is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Czerwona Woda

Czerwona Woda, Olsztyn County

Czerwona Woda is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Dąb

Dab, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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

, Dębowa Góra

Debowa Góra, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Dębowa Góra is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Drwęck

Drweck

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

, Elgnówko

Elgnówko

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

, Gaj

Gaj, Gmina Olsztynek

Gaj is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Gąsiorowo Olsztyneckie

Gasiorowo Olsztyneckie

Gąsiorowo Olsztyneckie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Gębiny

Gebiny

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

, Gibała, Jadamowo

Jadamowo

Jadamowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Jagiełek, Jemiołowo, Juńcza

Juncza

Juńcza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Kąpity

Kapity

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

, Kolatek

Kolatek

Kolatek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Królikowo

Królikowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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

, Kunki

Kunki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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

, Kurki

Kurki, Olsztyn County

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

, Łęciny, Lichtajny

Lichtajny, Olsztyn County

Lichtajny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Olsztynek and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .The village...

, Lipowo Kurkowskie

Lipowo Kurkowskie

Lipowo Kurkowskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Lutek

Lutek

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

, Łutynówko, Łutynowo, Makruty

Makruty

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

, Malinowo

Malinowo, Olsztyn County

Malinowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Mańki

Manki

Manki may refer to:*Manki, Honnavar, a village in Karnataka, India*Manki, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan*Manki, Papua New Guinea*Mańki, Poland...

, Marązy

Marazy

Marązy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Maróz

Maróz

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

, Marózek

Marózek

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

, Mierki

Mierki

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

, Mycyny

Mycyny

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

, Nadrowo

Nadrowo

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

, Nowa Wieś Ostródzka

Nowa Wies Ostródzka

Nowa Wieś Ostródzka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Olsztynek and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Orzechowo

Orzechowo, Gmina Olsztynek

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

, Pawłowo, Platyny

Platyny

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

, Ruda Waplewska

Ruda Waplewska

Ruda Waplewska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Rybaczówka

Rybaczówka

Rybaczówka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Olsztynek and south of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Samagowo

Samagowo

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

, Selwa

Selwa, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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

, Sitno

Sitno, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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

, Smolanek

Smolanek

Smolanek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Spogany

Spogany

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

, Stare Gaje

Stare Gaje

Stare Gaje is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Sudwa

Sudwa

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

, Swaderki, Świerkocin

Swierkocin, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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

, Świętajńska Karczma

Swietajnska Karczma

Świętajńska Karczma is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Świętajny

Swietajny

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

, Tolejny

Tolejny

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

, Tolkmity

Tolkmity

Tolkmity is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Tomaszyn

Tomaszyn

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

, Waplewo

Waplewo, Olsztyn County

Waplewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Olsztynek and south of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Warglewo

Warglewo

Warglewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Warlity Małe, Waszeta

Waszeta

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

, Wigwałd, Wilkowo

Wilkowo, Olsztyn County

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

, Witramowo

Witramowo

Witramowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olsztynek, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Olsztynek and south of the regional capital Olsztyn....

, Witułty, Ząbie

Zabie

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

, Zawady

Zawady, Olsztyn County

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

 and Zezuty

Zezuty

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

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Olsztynek is bordered by the gminas of Gietrzwałd

Gmina Gietrzwałd

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

, Grunwald

Gmina Grunwald

Gmina Grunwald is a rural gmina in Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Gmina Grunwald is divided into 19 sołectwos. The villages with the largest population are Gierzwałd, which dates back to the 14th century, and Zybułtowo. Gierzwałd is the administrative seat of the...

, Jedwabno

Gmina Jedwabno

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

, Kozłowo, Nidzica

Gmina Nidzica

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

, 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....

, Purda

Gmina Purda

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

 and Stawiguda

Gmina Stawiguda

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

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