Braniewo County


Braniewo County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn. The county also contains the towns of Pieniężno, lying south-east of Braniewo, and Frombork, west of Braniewo.
The county covers an area of. As of 2006 its total population is 43,781, out of which the population of Braniewo is 17,875, that of Pieniężno is 2,915, that of Frombork is 2,529, and the rural population is 20,462.

Neighbouring counties

Braniewo County is bordered by Bartoszyce County and Lidzbark County to the east, and Elbląg County to the south-west. It also borders Russia to the north.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.