Gmina Rudka

Gmina Rudka is a rural gmina (Polish:gmina wiejska) in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland.

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 km2.

Location
It is located approximately:
 * 132 km north-east of Warsaw, the capital of Poland
 * 53 km south-west of Białystok, the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship
 * 32 km 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 mm.

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:

Municipal government
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.

Roads and highways
A Voivodeship Road passes through Gmina Rudka:


 * Voivodeship Road 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;

Nearby attractions

 * Sanktuarium Matki Bożej Pojedniania w Hodyszewie (Our Lady of Hodyszewo Sanctuary) in Hodyzewo - 18 km northeast