Gmina Gródek 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 Białystok County, 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 Gródek, which lies approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) east of the regional capital Białystok.

The gmina covers an area of 430.6 square kilometres (166.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,740.

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 Puszcza Knyszyńska Landscape Park

Puszcza Knyszynska Landscape Park

Puszcza Knyszyńska Landscape Park is a protected area in north-eastern Poland, established in 1988, covering an area of ....

.

Villages

Gmina Gródek contains the villages and settlements of Bagno, Bielewicze

Bielewicze

Bielewicze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south-east of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Bobrowniki, Borki, Chomontowce

Chomontowce

Chomontowce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.-References:...

, Downiewo

Downiewo

Downiewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately west of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok....

, Dzierniakowo

Dzierniakowo

Dzierniakowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately west of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Glejsk

Glejsk

Glejsk is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....

, Gobiaty

Gobiaty

Gobiaty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately east of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok....

, Gródek, Gródek-Kolonia

Gródek-Kolonia, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Gródek-Kolonia is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....

, Grzybowce

Grzybowce

Grzybowce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately north-east of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Jakubin

Jakubin

Jakubin is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....

, Jaryłówka, Józefowo, Kołodno, Kondycja

Kondycja, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Kondycja is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....

, Kozi Las

Kozi Las

Kozi Las is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....

, Królowe Stojło, Królowy Most

Królowy Most

Królowy Most is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus...

, Kuberka

Kuberka

Kuberka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....

, Łużany, Mieleszki

Mieleszki

Mieleszki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south-east of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Mieleszki-Kolonia

Mieleszki-Kolonia

Mieleszki-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south-east of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok.The village has a...

, Mostowlany

Mostowlany

Mostowlany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus...

, Narejki

Narejki

Narejki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately east of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok....

, Nowosiółki, Pałatki, Pieszczaniki

Pieszczaniki

Pieszczaniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately north-west of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Piłatowszczyzna, Podozierany

Podozierany

Podozierany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south-east of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Podzałuki, Przechody, Radunin

Radunin

Radunin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus....

, Ruda, Skroblaki

Skroblaki

Skroblaki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately north-east of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Słuczanka, Sofipol

Sofipol

Sofipol is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately north-west of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Straszewo

Straszewo, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Straszewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately east of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Stryjenszczyzna

Stryjenszczyzna

Stryjenszczyzna is a hamlet in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately north-west of Gródek and north-east of the regional capital Białystok.The hamlet has a...

, Świsłoczany, Waliły, Waliły-Dwór, Waliły-Stacja, Wiejki

Wiejki

Wiejki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south-east of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Wierobie

Wierobie

Wierobie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.The village has a population of 90.-References:...

, Wyżary

Wyzary

Wyżary is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately north-west of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Załuki, Zarzeczany

Zarzeczany

Zarzeczany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately east of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Zasady

Zasady, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Zasady is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately north-west of Gródek and north-east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Zielona

Zielona, Gmina Gródek

Zielona is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south-east of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...

, Zubki

Zubki

Zubki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately east of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok....

 and Zubry

Zubry

Zubry is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately east of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok....

.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Gródek is bordered by the gminas of Krynki

Gmina Krynki

Gmina Krynki is an urban-rural gmina in Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. Its seat is the town of Krynki, which lies approximately south-east of Sokółka and east of the regional capital Białystok...

, Michałowo, Supraśl, Szudziałowo and Zabłudów. It also borders Belarus.

Born

• Kastuś Kalinoŭski(1838–1864) - a writer, journalist, lawyer, one of the leaders of Belarusian and Lithuanian
  Grand Duchy of Lithuania
  The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a European state from the 12th /13th century until 1569 and then as a constituent part of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1791 when Constitution of May 3, 1791 abolished it in favor of unitary state. It was founded by the Lithuanians, one of the polytheistic...
  
   national revival (was born in Mostowlany
  Mostowlany
  Mostowlany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus...
  
  ).
• Aliaksiej Karpiuk (1920–1992) - Belarusian writer and public activist (was born in Straszewo
  Straszewo, Podlaskie Voivodeship
  Straszewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately east of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...
  
  ).
• Leon Tarasewicz - Polish artist of Belarusian
  Belarusians
  Belarusians ; are an East Slavic ethnic group who populate the majority of the Republic of Belarus. Introduced to the world as a new state in the early 1990s, the Republic of Belarus brought with it the notion of a re-emerging Belarusian ethnicity, drawn upon the lines of the Old Belarusian...
  
   origin (was born in Waliły)

Culture

Basovišča

Basovišca

Basóvišča — the festival of Belarusian alternative and rock music, which is annually conducted by Belarusian Association of Students since 1990.The festival takes place during two July days in the Borak forest near Gmina of Gródek, Poland...

(Music Festival of Young Belarus) — the festival of Belarusian alternative and rock music, which is annually conducted by Belarusian Association of Students since 1990.