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Gmina Pilchowice 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
Gliwice County,
Silesian Voivodeship, in southern
Poland. Its seat is the village of
Pilchowice, which lies approximately south-west of
Gliwice and west of the regional capital
Katowice
Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 11,945.
The gmina contains part of the
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
called
Rudy Landscape Park.
Villages
Gmina Pilchowice contains the villages and settlements of
Kuźnia Nieborowska,
Leboszowice
Leboszowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pilchowice, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Gliwice and west of the regional capital Katowice
Katowice ...
,
Nieborowice
Nieborowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pilchowice, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Gliwice and west of the regional capital Katowice.
The oldest ...
,
Pilchowice,
Stanica,
Wilcza and
Żernica
Żernica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pilchowice, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Gliwice and west of the regional capital Katowice
Katowice ( ...
.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Pilchowice is bordered by the towns of
Gliwice,
Knurów and
Rybnik, and by the gminas of
Czerwionka-Leszczyny,
Kuźnia Raciborska
Kuźnia Raciborska (german: Ratiborhammer) is a town in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called vo ...
and
Sośnicowice.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Pilchowice is
twinned
Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to:
* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
with:
*
Bobritzsch-Hilbersdorf, Germany
References
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Pilchowice
Gliwice County