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Encyclopedia > Braniewo County

Location of Braniewo County within Warmian-Masurian Voivodship
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Location of Braniewo County within Warmian-Masurian Voivodship

Braniewo County or Powiat of Braniewo (Polish: powiat braniewski) is a powiat (county) in northern Poland, in Warmian-Masurian Voivodship. It was created in 1999. The county seat and namesake is the town of Braniewo. The population is 44,067 (2005). Warmińsko-Mazurskie voivodship since 1999 Coat of Arms of Warmia-Masuria Warmia i Mazury (officially, the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship) is an administrative region or voivodship of north-eastern Poland. ... A powiat (pronounced povyat; plural, powiaty) is the Polish third-level unit of administration, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture (NUTS-3) in some countries. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... Warmińsko-Mazurskie voivodship since 1999 Coat of Arms of Warmia-Masuria Warmia i Mazury (officially, the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship) is an administrative region or voivodship of north-eastern Poland. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Braniewo (German: Braunsberg) is a city in northeastern Poland, in Warmia-Mazury voivodship, with a population of 17,800 (2000). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...



The county includes:

  • urban commune (gmina miejska): Braniewo
  • urban-rural communes (gminy miejsko-wiejskie): Frombork Commune, Pieniężno Commune
  • rural communes (gminy wiejskie): Braniewo Commune, Lelkowo Commune, Płoskinia Commune, Wilczęta Commune
  • towns: Braniewo, Frombork, Pieniężno

Gmina is the principal unit (lowest level) of the territorial division in Poland, and is equivalent to a commune or municipality. ... Braniewo (German: Braunsberg) is a city in northeastern Poland, in Warmia-Mazury voivodship, with a population of 17,800 (2000). ... Braniewo (German: Braunsberg) is a city in northeastern Poland, in Warmia-Mazury voivodship, with a population of 17,800 (2000). ... Frombork Cathedral, with the Vistula Lagoon in the background Frombork (German: ) is a town in northern Poland, on the Vistula Lagoon in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodship, with a population of 2,602 in 2005. ... Pieniezno Emblem Pieniężno (also written as: Pieniezno) is a small town with the German name Mehlsack (flour bag). ...

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