Gmina Knyszyn
| Knyszyn | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Podlaskie | ||
| Powiat : | Moniecki | ||
| Geographic location : | 53 ° 19 ' N , 22 ° 55' E | ||
| Residents : | s. Gmina | ||
| Postal code : | 19-120 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 85 | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Street : | DK 65 Mońki - Białystok | ||
| Ext. 671 Korycin - Stare Jeżewo | |||
| Rail route : | Białystok – Ełk | ||
| Next international airport : | Warsaw | ||
| Gmina | |||
| Gminatype: | Urban-and-rural parish | ||
| Gmina structure: | 16 localities | ||
| 14 school offices | |||
| Surface: | 127.68 km² | ||
| Residents: | 4770 (June 30, 2019) |
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| Population density : | 37 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Community number ( GUS ): | 2008043 | ||
| Administration (as of 2009) | |||
| Mayor : | Andrzej Matyszewski | ||
| Address: | Rynek 39 19-120 Knyszyn |
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| Website : | www.knyszyn.pl | ||
The Gmina Knyszyn is an urban-and-rural municipality in the Powiat Moniecki of the Podlaskie Voivodeship in Poland . Its seat is the city of the same name with about 2800 inhabitants.
geography
The municipality is located in the center of the Podlaskie Voivodeship in north-eastern Poland. One of the waters is the artificial lake Jezioro Zygmunta Augusta . The Puszczy Knyszyńskiej Forest and the Krajobrazowy Puszczy Knyszyńskiej Landscape Protection Park are located in the municipality .
structure
In addition to the town that gives it its name, the town-and-country community is divided into the following school departments : Chobotki, Czechowizna, Grądy, Guzy, Jaskra, Kalinówka Kościelna, Lewonie, Nowiny Kasjerskie, Nowiny-Zdroje, Ogrodniki, Poniklica, Wodziłówka and, Wojtówka.
Other localities are: Cisówka, Jeleń, Knyszyn-Zamek, Kropiwnica, Mierestki and Stoczek.
traffic
State road 65 (DK 65) and Voivodship road 671 (DW 671) cross in Knyszyn . The DK 65 leads in a northerly direction via the district town of Mońki, 13 kilometers away , to the state border with the Russian Oblast Kaliningrad (Königsberg), 120 kilometers away . In a south-easterly direction, the road leads through Białystok, 25 kilometers away, to the state border with Belarus, about 80 kilometers away .
Knyszyn Station in the south of the city is on the Głomno – Białystok railway line . There are also the Czechowizna and Zastocze stops.
The nearest international airport is Frédéric Chopin Airport in Warsaw , 180 kilometers away.
Web links
Footnotes
- ↑ population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Atrakcje Podlasia, Aktywny wypoczynek - Jezioro Zygmunta Augusta , accessed on May 1, 2009 ( WebCite ( Memento from May 1, 2009 on WebCite ))