Gmina Rudka
Gmina Rudka
Rudka Commune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Gmina Rudka | |
| Coordinates (Rudka): 52°43′42″N 22°43′50″E / 52.72833°N 22.73056°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Bielsk |
| Seat | Rudka |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrzej Anusiewicz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70.21 km2 (27.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 2,170 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 17-123 |
| Area code | +48 085 |
| Car plates | BBI |
| Website | http://bip.ug.rudka.wrotapodlasia.pl/ |
Gmina Rudka [ˈrudka] is a rural gmina (Polish:gmina wiejska) in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland.
Geography
[edit]Gmina Rudka is located in the geographical region of Europe known as the Wysoczyzny Podlasko – Bialoruskie (English: Podlaskie and Belarus Plateau) and the mezoregion known as the Równina Bielska (English: Bielska Plain).
The gmina covers an area of 70.21 square kilometres (27.1 sq mi).
Location
[edit]It is located approximately:
- 132 kilometres (82.0 mi) north-east of Warsaw, the capital of Poland
- 53 kilometres (32.9 mi) south-west of Białystok, the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship
- 32 kilometres (19.9 mi) west of Bielsk Podlaski, the seat of Bielsk County
Climate
[edit]The region has a continental climate which is characterized by high temperatures during summer and long and frosty winters . The average amount of rainfall during the year exceeds 550 millimetres (21.7 in).
Rivers
[edit]Two rivers pass through the Gmina:
Demographics
[edit]Detailed data as of 31 December 2007:[1]
| Total | Women | Men | ||||
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| Unit | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % |
| Population | 2,170 | 100 | 1,058 | 48.8 | 1,112 | 51.2 |
| Population Density (persons/km²) |
30.9 | 15.1 | 15.8 | |||
Municipal government
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Its seat is the village of Rudka.
Executive branch
[edit]The chief executive of the government is the mayor (Polish: wójt).
Legislative branch
[edit]The legislative portion of the government is the Council (Polish: Rada) comprising the President (Polish: Przewodniczący), the Vice-President (Polish: Wiceprzewodniczący) and thirteen councilors.
Villages
[edit]The following villages are contained within the gmina:
Józefin, Karp, Koce Borowe, Niemyje-Jarnąty, Niemyje-Skłody, Niemyje-Ząbki, Nowe Niemyje, Rudka, Stare Niemyje.
Neighbouring political subdivisions
[edit]Gmina Rudka is bordered by the town of Brańsk and by the Gminy of Brańsk, Ciechanowiec, Grodzisk and Klukowo.
Transport
[edit]Roads and highways
[edit]A Voivodeship Road passes through Gmina Rudka:
- Voivodeship Road 681
DW 681 - Roszki-Wodźki - Łapy - Brańsk - Rudka - Ciechanowiec
Local attractions
[edit]- Ossoliński Palace - eighteenth century baroque architecture. Built in 1763, rebuilt in the years 1913-1914, the so-called 'New palace " of about 1930. Orangery brick from the second half of the eighteenth century, brick and wood buildings and czworaki from the nineteenth and twentieth in, park, 1763;
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The Ossoliński Palace in Rudka -
The Ossoliński Palace in Rudka
Nearby attractions
[edit]- Sanktuarium Matki Bożej Pojedniania w Hodyszewie (Our Lady of Hodyszewo Sanctuary) in Hodyzewo - 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) northeast
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) Population: Size and Structure by Administrative Division" (in Polish). 2007-12-31. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05.
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