- Source: Gmina Rudka
Gmina Rudka [ˈrudka] is a rural gmina (Polish:gmina wiejska) in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland.
Geography
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
=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
=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
=Two rivers pass through the Gmina:
The Nurzec River, a tributary of the Bug River
The Siennica River, a tributary of the Nurzec River
Demographics
Detailed data as of 31 December 2007:
Municipal government
Its seat is the village of Rudka.
= Executive branch
=The chief executive of the government is the mayor (Polish: wójt).
= Legislative branch
=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
=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
=Gmina Rudka is bordered by the town of Brańsk and by the Gminy of Brańsk, Ciechanowiec, Grodzisk and Klukowo.
Transport
= Roads and highways
=A Voivodeship Road passes through Gmina Rudka:
Voivodeship Road 681 DW 681 - Roszki-Wodźki - Łapy - Brańsk - Rudka - Ciechanowiec
Local attractions
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;
Nearby attractions
Sanktuarium Matki Bożej Pojedniania w Hodyszewie (Our Lady of Hodyszewo Sanctuary) in Hodyzewo - 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) northeast
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Bielsk Podlaski
- Powiat Bielsk Podlaski
- Gmina Rudka
- Rudka, Gmina Wierzchosławice
- Rudka, Bielsk County
- Rudka
- Rudka, Gmina Chełm
- Rudka, Gmina Wojnicz
- Niemyje-Skłody
- Karp, Podlaskie Voivodeship
- Józefin, Bielsk County
- Brańsk
