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
Gmina Rudka
Coordinates (Rudka): 52°43′42″N 22°43′50″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
County	Bielsk
Seat	Rudka
Government
• Mayor	Andrzej Anusiewicz
Area
• Total	70.21 km^2 (27.11 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	2,170
• Density	31/km^2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	17-123
Area code(s)	+48 085
Car plates	BBI
Website	http://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:

• 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:[1]

	Total		Women		Men
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

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:

• 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;

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  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.