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Gmina Polkowice is an urban-rural
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and tow ...
(administrative district) in
Polkowice County
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Polkowice County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passe ...
,
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship (, ) in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. It covers an area of and has a total population of 2,899,986.
It is one of the wealthiest ...
, in south-western
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
. Its seat is the town of
Polkowice
Polkowice () is a town in south-western Poland. It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship. The town is the seat of Polkowice County and of Gmina Polkowice.
Geography
Polkowice is located in historic Lower Silesia, about northwest of Lubin ...
, which lies approximately north-west of the regional capital
Wrocław
Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 27,676.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Polkowice is bordered by the gminas of
Chocianów,
Grębocice,
Jerzmanowa,
Lubin
Lubin (; ) is a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the administrative seat of Lubin County, and also of the rural district called Gmina Lubin, although it is not part of the territory of the latter, as the town for ...
,
Radwanice and
Rudna.
Villages
Apart from the town of
Polkowice
Polkowice () is a town in south-western Poland. It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship. The town is the seat of Polkowice County and of Gmina Polkowice.
Geography
Polkowice is located in historic Lower Silesia, about northwest of Lubin ...
, the gmina contains the villages of
Biedrzychowa,
DÄ…browa,
Guzice,
Jędrzychów,
Kaźmierzów,
Komorniki,
Moskorzyn,
Nowa Wieś Lubińska,
Pieszkowice,
Polkowice Dolne,
Sobin,
Sucha Górna,
Tarnówek,
Trzebcz,
Żelazny Most and
Żuków.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Polkowice is
twinned with:
*
Sickte, Germany
References
Polkowice
Polkowice () is a town in south-western Poland. It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship. The town is the seat of Polkowice County and of Gmina Polkowice.
Geography
Polkowice is located in historic Lower Silesia, about northwest of Lubin ...
Polkowice County
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