Paprotnia, Siedlce County
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Paprotnia p is a village
in Siedlce County
, Masovian Voivodeship
, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
(administrative district) called Gmina Paprotnia
. It lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north-east of Siedlce
and 101 km (63 mi) east of Warsaw
.
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 Siedlce County
Siedlce County
Siedlce 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 is the city of Siedlce, although the city is...
, 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 Paprotnia
Gmina Paprotnia
Gmina Paprotnia is a rural gmina in Siedlce County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Paprotnia, which lies approximately 19 kilometres north-east of Siedlce and 99 km east of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is...
. It lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north-east of Siedlce
Siedlce
Siedlce ) is a city in eastern Poland with 77,392 inhabitants . Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship , previously the city was the capital of a separate Siedlce Voivodeship ....
and 101 km (63 mi) 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...
.