Gmina Stary Brus 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 Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship

Lublin Voivodeship

- Administrative division :Lublin Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties : 4 city counties and 20 land counties. These are further divided into 213 gminas....

, in 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...

. Its seat is the village of Stary Brus

Stary Brus

Stary Brus is a village in Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Stary Brus. It lies approximately south-west of Włodawa and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, which lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of Włodawa and 57 km (35 mi) north-east of the regional capital Lublin

Lublin

Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...

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The gmina covers an area of 133.4 square kilometres (51.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 2,202.

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 Polesie Landscape Park

Polesie Landscape Park

Polesie Landscape Park is a protected area in eastern Poland, established in 1983, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Stary Brus contains the villages and settlements of Dębina, Dominiczyn

Dominiczyn

Dominiczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stary Brus, within Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Włodawa and north-east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Hola, Kamień, Kołacze, Kułaków, Laski Bruskie

Laski Bruskie

Laski Bruskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stary Brus, within Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Stary Brus, west of Włodawa, and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Lubowierz

Lubowierz

Lubowierz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stary Brus, within Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland....

, Marianka, Mietułka, Nowiny, Nowy Brus

Nowy Brus

Nowy Brus is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stary Brus, within Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.-References:...

, Pieńki, Skorodnica

Skorodnica

Skorodnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stary Brus, within Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Włodawa and north-east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Stary Brus

Stary Brus

Stary Brus is a village in Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Stary Brus. It lies approximately south-west of Włodawa and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Szmokotówka

Szmokotówka

Szmokotówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stary Brus, within Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Włodawa and north-east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...

, Wielki Łan, Wołoskowola and Zamołodycze.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Stary Brus is bordered by the gminas of Dębowa Kłoda, Hańsk

Gmina Hansk

Gmina Hańsk is a rural gmina in Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Hańsk, which lies approximately south-west of Włodawa and east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Sosnowica

Gmina Sosnowica

Gmina Sosnowica is a rural gmina in Parczew County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Sosnowica, which lies approximately south-east of Parczew and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

, Urszulin

Gmina Urszulin

Gmina Urszulin is a rural gmina in Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Urszulin, which lies approximately south-west of Włodawa and east of the regional capital Lublin....

 and Wyryki

Gmina Wyryki

Gmina Wyryki is a rural gmina in Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Wyryki, which lies approximately west of Włodawa and north-east of the regional capital Lublin....

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