Gmina Prochowice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in

Legnica County __NOTOC__ Legnica County ( pl, powiat legnicki) 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 govern ...

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, Wałb ...

, in south-western

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. Its seat is the town of

Prochowice Prochowice (german: Parchwitz) is a town in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Prochowice. It lies approximately north-east of Legnica, and we ...

, which lies approximately north-east of

Legnica Legnica (Polish: ; german: Liegnitz, szl, Lignica, cz, Lehnice, la, Lignitium) is a city in southwestern Poland, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the Kaczawa River (left tributary of the Oder) and the Czarna Woda. Between 1 June 19 ...

, and west of the regional capital

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 ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 7,450.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Prochowice is bordered by the gminas of Kunice,

Lubin Lubin (; german: Lüben, szl, 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 ...

Malczyce Malczyce (german: Maltsch) is a village in Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, situated on the south-west bank of the river Oder (Odra). It is the seat of township Gmina Malczyce. Prior to 1945, it was p ...

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Ścinawa Ścinawa (german: Steinau an der Oder, links=no) is a town and municipality on the Oder river in the Lower Silesian region of Poland. The Ścinawa train station is a key gateway for travel throughout the region, connecting major destinations su ...

and

Wołów Wołów (german: Wohlau, cz, Volov) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Wołów County and Gmina Wołów. It lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Wrocław. , the town has a popula ...

Villages

Apart from the town of

, the gmina contains the villages of Cichobórz, Dąbie,

Golanka Dolna Golanka Dolna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prochowice, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Prochowice, east of Legnica, and west of the regiona ...

Gromadzyń Gromadzyń is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prochowice, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (p ...

Kawice Kawice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prochowice, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Prochowice, east of Legnica, and west of the regional capi ...

, Kwiatkowice, Lisowice,

Mierzowice Mierzowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prochowice, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Prochowice, north-east of Legnica, and west of the regiona ...

Motyczyn Motyczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prochowice, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (pro ...

Rogów Legnicki Rogów Legnicki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prochowice, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Prochowice, east of Legnica, and west of the regional ...

Szczedrzykowice Szczedrzykowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prochowice, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeship ...

and

Szczedrzykowice-Stacja Szczedrzykowice-Stacja is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prochowice, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voi ...

Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Prochowice is

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with: *

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, Germany

References

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