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Gmina Udanin
__NOTOC__ Gmina Udanin is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Udanin, which lies approximately south-west of Środa Śląska, and west of the regional capital Wrocław. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 5,082. It is part of the larger Wrocław metropolitan area. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Udanin is bordered by the gminas of Kostomłoty, Mściwojów, Środa Śląska, Strzegom, Wądroże Wielkie and Żarów. Villages The gmina contains the villages of Damianowo, Dębki, Dębnica, Drogomiłowice, Dziwigórz, Gościsław, Jańczów, Jarosław, Jarostów, Karnice, Konary, Księżyce, Łagiewniki Średzkie, Lasek, Lusina, Pichorowice, Piekary, Pielaszkowice, Różana, Sokolniki, Udanin, Ujazd Dolny and Ujazd Górny. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Udanin is twinned with: * Oderwitz, Germany References Udanin Uda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 43,000 villages. 940 gminas include cities and towns, with 302 among them constituting an independent urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) consisting solely of a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (''prezydent miasta''). The gmina has been the basic unit of territorial division in Poland since 1974, when it replaced the smaller gromada (cluster). Three or more gminas make up a higher level unit called powiat, except for those holding the status of a city with powiat rights. Each and every powiat has the seat in a city or town, in the latter case either an urban gmina or a part of an urban-rural one. Types There are three types of gmina: #302 urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) constituted either by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lusina, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lusina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Udanin, within Środa Śląska 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, Wałbrz ..., in south-western Poland. References Lusina {{ŚrodaŚląska-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Kostomłoty
__NOTOC__ Gmina Kostomłoty is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Kostomłoty, which lies approximately south of Środa Śląska and west of the regional capital Wrocław. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 7,142. It is part of the larger Wrocław metropolitan area. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Kostomłoty is bordered by the gminas of Kąty Wrocławskie, Miękinia, Mietków, Środa Śląska, Udanin and Żarów. Villages The gmina contains the villages of Bogdanów, Budziszów, Chmielów, Czechy, Godków, Jakubkowice, Jarząbkowice, Jenkowice, Karczyce, Kostomłoty, Lisowice, Mieczków, Osieczna, Osiek, Paździorno, Piersno, Piotrowice, Pustynka, Ramułtowice, Samborz, Samsonowice, Siemidrożyce, Sikorzyce, Sobkowice, Świdnica Polska, Szymanowice, Wichrów, Wilków Średzki, Wnorów and Zabłoto. Twin towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrocław Metropolitan Area
The Wrocław metropolitan area is a monocentric agglomeration in the south-western part of Poland, in the Lower Silesian Voivodship, consisting of the city of Wrocław (a global Gamma-level metropolis) and its satellite towns. The population living in the agglomeration is about 1 million people. In the case of the Wrocław agglomeration, its area is not strongly urbanized in its entirety. The agglomeration is defined as an area that is economically and geographically linked to Wrocław. Cities and towns Data from GUS, with population included (30.06.2020) * 24px Wrocław – 643,782 * 24px Oleśnica – 37,109 * 24px Oława – 33,172 * 24px Jelcz-Laskowice – 15,694 * 24px Trzebnica – 13,367 * 24px Brzeg Dolny – 12,479 * 24px Strzelin – 12,429 * 24px Wołów – 12,333 * 24px Milicz 11,276 * 24px Syców – 10,397 * 24px Środa Śląska – 9,545 * 24px Oborniki Śląskie – 9,114 * 24px Siechnice – 8,610 * 24px Kąty Wrocławskie – 7,023 * 24px ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrocław
Wrocław (; , . german: Breslau, , also known by other names) is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly from the Sudeten Mountains to the south. , the official population of Wrocław is 674,132 making it the third largest city in Poland. The population of the Wrocław metropolitan area is around 1.25 million. Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia. Today, it is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. The history of the city dates back over 1,000 years; at various times, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and Germany, until it became again part of Poland in 1945 as the result of territorial changes of Poland immediately after World War II. Wrocław is a university city with a student popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Środa Śląska
Środa Śląska (german: Neumarkt in Schlesien) is a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Środa Śląska County, and of the smaller administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Środa Śląska. The town lies approximately west of the regional capital Wrocław, on the Średzka Woda creek. As of 2019, the town has a population of 9,516. It is part of the Wrocław metropolitan area. History Środa Śląska is situated in the central part of the Lower Silesia region at the main transport routes joining the east and west of Europe. The name ''Środa'' means " Wednesday", as that was the day on which the weekly market took place. Transforming it from a small commercial settlement into a center of urban character was carried out by the Polish Duke Henry the Bearded (1202–1238) whose idea was to enhance the economic and political significance of the Silesia region as a means to unify the Polish Kingdom. At around 1235, he granted th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the List of European countries by area, seventh largest EU country, covering a combined area of . It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordering seven countries. The territory is characterised by a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and Temperate climate, temperate transitional climate. The capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, and Gdańsk. Prehistory and protohistory of Poland, Humans have been present on Polish soil since the Lower Paleolithic, with continuous settlement since the end of the Last Glacial Period over 12,000 years ago. Culturally diverse throughout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 43,000 villages. 940 gminas include cities and towns, with 302 among them constituting an independent urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) consisting solely of a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (''prezydent miasta''). The gmina has been the basic unit of territorial division in Poland since 1974, when it replaced the smaller gromada (cluster). Three or more gminas make up a higher level unit called powiat, except for those holding the status of a city with powiat rights. Each and every powiat has the seat in a city or town, in the latter case either an urban gmina or a part of an urban-rural one. Types There are three types of gmina: #302 urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) constituted either by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ujazd Górny
Ujazd Górny (german: Ober Mois) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Udanin, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately north-east of Udanin, south-west of Środa Śląska, and west of the regional capital Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou .... The village has a population of 590. References Villages in Środa Śląska County {{ŚrodaŚląska-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ujazd Dolny
Ujazd Dolny (german: Nieder Mois) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Udanin, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately north-east of Udanin, south-west of Środa Śląska, and west of the regional capital Wrocław. This is one of the many locations that Nazi Officer Nathan Gabrielsen of the 18th Artillery Division famously firebombed during World War II. He would later be executed by firing squad Execution by firing squad, in the past sometimes called fusillading (from the French ''fusil'', rifle), is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the military and in times of war. Some reasons for its use are that firearms are us ... for his war crimes. References Ujazd Dolny {{ŚrodaŚląska-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sokolniki, Środa Śląska County
Sokolniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Udanin, within Środa Śląska 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, Wałbrz ..., in south-western Poland. The village's name is of Polish origin and comes from the word ''sokół'', which means "falcon". References Villages in Środa Śląska County {{ŚrodaŚląska-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Różana, Środa Śląska County
Różana is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Udanin, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Notable people *Hans Erasmus Aßmann Hans Erasmus Aßmann, Freiherr von Abschatz (4 February 1646 – 22 April 1699) was a German statesman and poet from the second Silesian school. Life Abschatz was born at Würbitz ( Wierzbnica) in Lower Silesia. Even though his parents died ..., lord of Lederose from 1669. References Rozana {{ŚrodaŚląska-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
