Lelkowo Municipality

A border rural municipality in Braniewo County, bordering the Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Federation to the north and neighbouring the municipalities of Braniewo, Górowo Iławeckie and Pieniężno. It covers 197.96 km² and is home to about 2,800 people — an agricultural and forest municipality (farmland about 67%, forests about 24%).

Overview

• Area: 197.96 km²
• Population: 2,817 (2019)
• Village councils (sołectwa): 15
• According to the 2011 National Census, Lelkowo had the highest share of people belonging to the Ukrainian minority among all residents in Poland (19.7%).
• Administratively it comprises 34 localities — villages, settlements and colonies.

Authorities

Head of municipality (Wójt): Łukasz Skrzeszewski (term 2024–2029)

Cooperation within the WMSP

This local government takes part in the shared territorial strategy of the borderland through 2030 and in the CuRI 2026–2027 programme (Eastern Border Regions Catching-up Regions Initiative, European Commission + World Bank).