Gmina Rudka

Gmina Rudka [ˈrudka] is a rural gmina (Polish:gmina wiejska) in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland.

Gmina Rudka
Rudka Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms of Gmina Rudka
Coat of arms
Gmina Rudka is located in Poland
Gmina Rudka
Gmina Rudka
Coordinates (Rudka): 52°43′42″N 22°43′50″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyBielsk
SeatRudka
Government
 • MayorAndrzej Anusiewicz
Area
 • Total70.21 km2 (27.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total2,170
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
17-123
Area code+48 085
Car platesBBI
Websitehttp://bip.ug.rudka.wrotapodlasia.pl/

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:

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:

Demographics

Detailed data as of 31 December 2007:[1]

 TotalWomenMen
UnitNumber %Number %Number %
Population2,1701001,05848.81,11251.2
Population Density
(persons/km²)		30.915.115.8

Municipal government
Gmina Rudka in Bielsk County

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:

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;
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  • The Ossoliński Palace in Rudka
    The Ossoliński Palace in Rudka
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    The Ossoliński Palace in Rudka

Nearby attractions
  • Sanktuarium Matki Bożej Pojedniania w Hodyszewie (Our Lady of Hodyszewo Sanctuary) in Hodyzewo - 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) northeast

References
  1. "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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