Braniewo County ( Polish : powiat braniewski ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat ) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , northern Poland , on the border with Russia . It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Braniewo , which lies 80 kilometres (50 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn . The county also contains the towns of Pieniężno , lying 27 km (17 mi) south-east of Braniewo, and Frombork , 11 km (7 mi) west of Braniewo.
4-443: The county covers an area of 1,204.54 square kilometres (465.1 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 41,223, out of which the population of Braniewo is 17,875, that of Pieniężno is 2,271, that of Frombork is 2,332, and the rural population is 19,130. Braniewo County is bordered by Bartoszyce County and Lidzbark County to the east, and Elbląg County to the south-west. It also borders Russia ( Kaliningrad Oblast ) to
8-584: A result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Bartoszyce , which lies 56 kilometres (35 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn . The county contains three other towns: Górowo Iławeckie , 21 km (13 mi) west of Bartoszyce, Bisztynek , 22 km (14 mi) south of Bartoszyce, and Sępopol , 14 km (9 mi) east of Bartoszyce. The county covers an area of 1,308.54 square kilometres (505.2 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population
12-407: Is 57,642, out of which the population of Bartoszyce is 23,482, that of Górowo Iławeckie is 3,951, that of Bisztynek is 2,370, that of Sępopol is 1,958, and the rural population is 25,881. Bartoszyce County is bordered by Kętrzyn County to the east, Olsztyn County to the south, Lidzbark County to the south-west and Braniewo County to the west. It also borders Russia ( Kaliningrad Oblast ) to
16-535: The north. The county is subdivided into seven gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population. Bartoszyce County Bartoszyce County ( Polish : powiat bartoszycki ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat ) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , northern Poland , on the border with Russia . It came into being on January 1, 1999, as
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