Gmina Ruja is a rural

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(administrative district) in

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, in south-western

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. Its seat is the village of

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, which lies approximately east of

Legnica Legnica (; , ; ; ) is a city in southwestern Poland, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the Kaczawa River and the Czarna Woda. As well as being the seat of the county, since 1992 the city has been the seat of the Diocese of Legnica. Le ...

, and 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 2,639.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Ruja is bordered by the gminas of Kunice,

Legnickie Pole Legnickie Pole (in 1945–1948 ''Dobre Pole'') is a village in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Legnickie Pole. It lies approximately southea ...

Malczyce Malczyce 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 Gmina Malczyce. It lies approximately north-west of Środa Śl� ...

, Prochowice and

Wądroże Wielkie Wądroże Wielkie is a village in Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Wądroże Wielkie. It lies approximately north-east of Jawor, and west of the ...

Villages

The gmina contains the villages of Dzierżkowice, Janowice, Komorniki, Lasowice, Polanka, Rogoźnik,

, Strzałkowice, Tyniec Legnicki,

Usza Usza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ruja, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship (, ) in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeships (provinces) into w ...

and Wągrodno.

Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Ruja is twinned with: *

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, Germany

References

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