Gmina Węgliniec is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Węgliniec, which lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-east of Zgorzelec, and 128 kilometres (80 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Gmina Węgliniec
Węgliniec Commune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates (Węgliniec): 51°17′18″N 15°13′32″E / 51.28833°N 15.22556°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Zgorzelec |
| Seat | Węgliniec |
| Area | |
| • Total | 338.44 km2 (130.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
| • Total | 8,351 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,846 |
| • Rural | 5,505 |
| Website | http://www.wegliniec.pl |
The gmina covers an area of 338.44 square kilometres (130.7 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 8,351.
Neighbouring gminas edit
Gmina Węgliniec is bordered by the town of Gozdnica and the gminas of Iłowa, Nowogrodziec, Osiecznica, Pieńsk and Przewóz.
Villages edit
Apart from the town of Węgliniec, the gmina contains the villages of Czerwona Woda, Dębówek, Jagodzin, Kieszków, Kościelna Wieś, Kuźnica, Łężek, Okrąglica, Piaseczna, Piaski, Polana, Ruszów, Stary Węgliniec and Zielonka.
Twin towns – sister cities edit
Gmina Węgliniec is twinned with:[2]
Hå, Norway
Hodkovice nad Mohelkou, Czech Republic
Horka, Germany
Kalvarija, Lithuania- Rothenburg, Germany
Vyshnivets, Ukraine
References edit
- ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ^ "Partnerzy". wegliniec.pl (in Polish). Gmina Węgliniec. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
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