Gmina Osieck 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 Otwock County

Otwock County

Otwock County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. 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 town is Otwock, which lies ...

, Masovian Voivodeship

Masovian Voivodeship

-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...

, in east-central 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 Osieck

Osieck

Osieck is a village in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Osieck. It lies approximately south-east of Otwock and south-east of Warsaw....

, which lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Otwock

Otwock

Otwock is a town in central Poland, some southeast of Warsaw, with 42,765 inhabitants . It is situated on the right bank of Vistula River below the mouth of Swider River. Otwock is home to a unique architectural style called Swidermajer....

 and 40 km (25 mi) south-east of Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

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The gmina covers an area of 67.5 square kilometres (26.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,436.

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 Masovian Landscape Park

Masovian Landscape Park

Masovian Landscape Park is a protected area in east-central Poland, established in 1986, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Osieck contains the villages and settlements of Augustówka

Augustówka, Masovian Voivodeship

Augustówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osieck, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.-References:...

, Czarnowiec

Czarnowiec, Otwock County

Czarnowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osieck, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Osieck, south-east of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Górki

Górki, Otwock County

Górki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osieck, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

, Grabianka

Grabianka

Grabianka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osieck, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Osieck, south-east of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Kolonia Osieck

Kolonia Osieck

Kolonia Osieck is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osieck, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

, Kolonia Pogorzel

Kolonia Pogorzel

Kolonia Pogorzel is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osieck, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

, Lipiny

Lipiny, Otwock County

Lipiny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osieck, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Osieck, south-east of Otwock, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...

, Natolin

Natolin, Otwock County

Natolin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osieck, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

, Nowe Kościeliska

Nowe Koscieliska

Nowe Kościeliska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osieck, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

, Osieck

Osieck

Osieck is a village in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Osieck. It lies approximately south-east of Otwock and south-east of Warsaw....

, Pogorzel

Pogorzel, Gmina Osieck

Pogorzel is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osieck, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.-References:...

, Rudnik

Rudnik, Otwock County

Rudnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osieck, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

, Sobieńki

Sobienki

Sobieńki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osieck, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

, Stare Kościeliska

Stare Koscieliska, Masovian Voivodeship

Stare Kościeliska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osieck, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

 and Wójtowizna

Wójtowizna, Masovian Voivodeship

Wójtowizna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osieck, within Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Osieck is bordered by the gminas of Celestynów

Gmina Celestynów

Gmina Celestynów is a rural gmina in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Celestynów, which lies approximately south-east of Otwock and south-east of Warsaw....

, Garwolin

Gmina Garwolin

Gmina Garwolin is a rural gmina in Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Garwolin, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, Kołbiel, Pilawa

Gmina Pilawa

Gmina Pilawa is an urban-rural gmina in Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Pilawa, which lies approximately north-west of Garwolin and south-east of Warsaw....

 and Sobienie-Jeziory

Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory

Gmina Sobienie-Jeziory is a rural gmina in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sobienie-Jeziory, which lies approximately 19 kilometres south of Otwock and 39 km south-east of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

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