Osieck
Encyclopedia
Osieck ' is a village
in Otwock County
, Masovian Voivodeship
, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
(administrative district) called Gmina Osieck
. It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Otwock
and 40 km (25 mi) south-east of Warsaw
.
The village has a population of 920.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
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. It is the seat of the 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) called Gmina Osieck
Gmina Osieck
Gmina Osieck is a rural gmina in Otwock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Osieck, which lies approximately south-east of Otwock and south-east of Warsaw....
. It 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...
.
The village has a population of 920.