Gmina Białowieża

Gmina Białowieża is a rural gmina in , , in north-eastern , on the border with . Its seat is the village of , which lies approximately 21 kilometres east of and 66 km south-east of the regional capital .
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  • Type: Locality with 2,250 residents
  • Description: rural gmina of Poland
  • Also known as: “Bialowieza”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Reconstructed Peron ‘Bialowieza Palace and European bison Show Reserve.

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Zoo
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is a zoo.

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The Jagiełło Oak is the most noted of the oaks in , near the border with . The tree was blown down on November 2, 1974, at which time it had a circumference of 550 cm at breast height and a height of 39 m; it had large branches and a well-developed crown.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Białowieża and Białowieża National Park.

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is a small village in the Podlaskie Voivodship in eastern , the centre of the eponymous gmina. It is on the edge of the .

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The Białowieża Forest and the is in Podlaskie Voivodship in and extends across the border into . The Polish part was inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979; the Belarussian part was inscribed in 1992.

Village
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is a in the administrative district of Gmina Białowieża, within , , in north-eastern , close to the border with .

Gmina Białowieża

Latitude
52.6979° or 52° 41′ 52″ north
Longitude
23.8277° or 23° 49′ 40″ east
Population
2,250
Elevation
158 metres (518 feet)
Open location code
9G45MRXH+53
Geo­Names ID
7531333
Wiki­data ID
Q2293678
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Waray—“Gmina Białowieża” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Białowieża udalerria”
  • Belarusian: “Белавежа (гміна)”
  • Belarusian: “Белавежа”
  • Belarusian: “Белавеская гміна”
  • Belarusian: “гміна Белавежа”
  • Belarusian: “Гміна Белавежа”
  • Cebuano: “Białowieża”
  • Chinese: “Białowieża Kong-siā”
  • Chinese: “比亚沃维耶扎市镇”
  • Dutch: “Białowieża”
  • Finnish: “Białowieża”
  • French: “Białowieża”
  • Georgian: “ბიალოვეჟის გმინა”
  • German: “Gmina Białowieża”
  • Ido: “Komono Białowieża”
  • Indonesian: “Gmina Białowieża”
  • Italian: “Białowieża”
  • Lithuanian: “Bialovežos valsčius”
  • Lithuanian: “Bialoviežos valsčius”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Białowieża”
  • Persian: “بیاووویژا”
  • Persian: “گمینا بیاووویژا”
  • Persian: “گمینای بیاووویژا”
  • Polish: “Białowieża”
  • Polish: “gmina Białowieża”
  • Portuguese: “Comuna de bialowieza”
  • Portuguese: “Comuna de Białowieża”
  • Russian: “Бяловежа”
  • Russian: “Гмина Бяловежа”
  • Slovak: “Gmina Białowieża”
  • South Azerbaijani: “قمینا بیاووویژا”
  • Ukrainian: “Біловежа”
  • Ukrainian: “Гміна Біловежа”
  • Ukrainian: “Ґміна Біловежа”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Gmina Białowieża”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Góra Batorego and Białowieża Forest.

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