Gmina Dzierżoniów is a rural
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...
(administrative district) in
Dzierżoniów County,
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbr ...
, in south-western
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
. Its seat is the town of
Dzierżoniów, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 9,114.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Dzierżoniów is bordered by the towns of
Bielawa
Bielawa (german: Langenbielau; szl, Bielawa) is a town in southwestern Poland. Since 1999, it has been situated in Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship. From 1975 to 1998, it was part of the Wałbrzych Voivodeship. As of December 20 ...
,
Dzierżoniów,
Pieszyce and
Piława Górna, and by the gminas of
Łagiewniki,
Marcinowice,
Niemcza
Niemcza (german: Nimptsch) is a town in Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Niemcza.
The town lies on the Ślęza River, approximately e ...
,
Nowa Ruda,
Stoszowice and
Świdnica.
Villages
The gmina contains the villages of
Albinów,
Borowica,
Byszów,
Dębowa Góra,
Dobrocin,
Dobrocinek,
Jędrzejowice,
Jodłownik,
Kiełczyn, Kietlice,
Kołaczów,
Książnica,
Marianówek,
Mościsko,
Myśliszów,
Nowizna,
Ostroszowice,
Owiesno,
Piława Dolna,
Roztocznik,
Tuszyn,
Uciechów,
Wiatraczyn and
Włóki.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Dzierżoniów is
twinned with:
*
Cekcyn, Poland
*
Dolní Čermná, Czech Republic
References
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Dzierzoniow
Dzierżoniów County