Gmina Solina is a rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Lesko County

Lesko County

Lesko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border. It was created in 2002 out of five gminas which previously made up the western part of Bieszczady County...

, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Podkarpackie Voivodeship , or Subcarpathian Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in extreme-southeastern Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów...

, in south-eastern Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. It takes its name from its former seat, the village of Solina, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Lesko

Lesko

Lesko ; is a town in south-eastern Poland with a population of 5,755 . situated in the Bieszczady mountains. It is located in the heartland of the Doły , and its average altitude is above sea level, although there are some hills located within the confines of the city...

 and 80 km (50 mi) south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów

Rzeszów

Rzeszów is a city in southeastern Poland with a population of 179,455 in 2010. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River, in the heartland of the Sandomierska Valley...

. The present seat is Polańczyk

Polanczyk

Polańczyk is a village in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies in, and serves as the seat of, the administrative district of Gmina Solina. Polańczyk lies approximately south-west of Solina, south-east of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów. In...

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The gmina covers an area of 184.25 square kilometres (71.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,106.

The gmina contains parts of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

s called Cisna-Wetlina Landscape Park

Cisna-Wetlina Landscape Park

Cisna-Wetlina Landscape Park is a protected area in south-eastern Poland, established in 1992, covering an area of ....

 and San Valley Landscape Park

San Valley Landscape Park

San Valley Landscape Park is a protected area in south-eastern Poland, established in 1992, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Solina contains the villages and settlements of Berezka

Berezka

Berezka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Solina, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Solina, north-east of Lesko, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Bereźnica Wyżna

Bereznica Wyzna

Bereźnica Wyżna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Solina, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Solina, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Bóbrka

Bóbrka, Lesko County

Bóbrka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Solina, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Solina, south-east of Lesko, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Bukowiec

Bukowiec, Lesko County

Bukowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Solina, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Solina, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Górzanka

Górzanka

Górzanka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Solina, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Solina, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Jawor

Jawor, Gmina Solina

Jawor is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Solina, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Solina, south-east of Lesko, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Myczków

Myczków

Myczków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Solina, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Solina, south-east of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów.-References:...

, Myczkowce

Myczkowce

Myczkowce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Solina, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Solina, south-east of Lesko, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Polańczyk

Polanczyk

Polańczyk is a village in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies in, and serves as the seat of, the administrative district of Gmina Solina. Polańczyk lies approximately south-west of Solina, south-east of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów. In...

, Rajskie

Rajskie

Rajskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Solina, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Solina, south-east of Lesko, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Rybne

Rybne, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Rybne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Solina, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 7 km southwest of Solina, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Solina, Terka

Terka

Terka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Solina, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Solina, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Werlas

Werlas

Werlas is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Solina, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Solina, south-east of Lesko, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Wola Matiaszowa

Wola Matiaszowa

Wola Matiaszowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Solina, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Solina, south of Lesko, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Wołkowyja and Zawóz

Zawóz

Zawóz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Solina, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Solina, south-east of Lesko, and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Solina is bordered by the gminas of Baligród

Gmina Baligród

Gmina Baligród is a rural gmina in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Baligród, which lies approximately south of Lesko and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Cisna

Gmina Cisna

Gmina Cisna is a rural gmina in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border...

, Czarna

Gmina Czarna, Bieszczady County

Gmina Czarna is a rural gmina in Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine...

, Lesko

Gmina Lesko

Gmina Lesko is an urban-rural gmina in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Lesko, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, Olszanica

Gmina Olszanica

Gmina Olszanica is a rural gmina in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Olszanica, which lies approximately east of Lesko and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

 and Ustrzyki Dolne

Gmina Ustrzyki Dolne

Gmina Ustrzyki Dolne is an urban-rural gmina in Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland...

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