CACrown ArchivesThe cinema collection
EN/FR
Search
Menu
Research dossier · General Reference

Gmina Kowale Oleckie

rural gmina of Poland

Cross-disciplinary reference desk with index cards, atlas, dictionary and catalogue
General referenceInterpretive dossier study · Crown Archives visual atlas
Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 16, 2026
Entity authorityQ554924 ↗
Source-derived summary

Gmina Kowale Oleckie is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kowale Oleckie, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Olecko and 133 km (83 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

The gmina covers an area of 251.61 square kilometres (97.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,371.

Villages

Gmina Kowale Oleckie contains the villages and settlements of Bialskie Pola, Borkowiny, Chełchy, Cicha Wólka, Czerwony Dwór, Czukty, Daniele, Dorsze, Drozdowo, Golubie Wężewskie, Golubki, Gorczyce, Guzy, Jabłonowo, Kiliany, Kowale Oleckie, Lakiele, Monety, Rogówko, Sokółki, Stacze, Stożne, Szarejki, Szeszki, Szwałk, Wężewo, Zawady Oleckie and Żydy.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kowale Oleckie is bordered by the gminas of Banie Mazurskie, Filipów, Gołdap, Kruklanki, Olecko and Świętajno.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Gmina Kowale Oleckie” as rural gmina of Poland. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Gmina, Kowale and Oleckie.

Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2006—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Gmina, Kowale and Oleckie providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Gmina Kowale Oleckie”, the useful work is to connect “rural gmina of Poland” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q554924. Authority coordinates are 54.163, 22.416. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006.

Critical limits

A concise general-reference account can conceal disagreements about scope, terminology or the weight assigned to individual sources. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.

Best used for
  • Subject orientation
  • Search vocabulary
  • Locating named sources
Verify next

The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Gmina Kowale Oleckie”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Gmina Kowale Oleckie primary sources, Gmina Kowale Oleckie archive and Gmina research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Gmina Kowale Oleckie”?
  2. Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
  3. What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
Subject index

Search terms from this dossier

Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Gmina Kowale Oleckie” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.