Gmina Wilamowice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Wilamowice, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Bielsko-Biała and 39 km (24 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. It is known for the Wymysorys language, which is spoken by some of the people here.
Gmina Wilamowice
Wilamowice Commune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
_-_Wilamowice.png) Gmina Wilamowice within the Bielsko County | |
| Coordinates (Wilamowice): 49°54′59″N 19°9′7″E / 49.91639°N 19.15194°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Bielsko |
| Seat | Wilamowice |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56.72 km2 (21.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
| • Total | 17,613 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,100 |
| • Rural | 14,513 |
| Website | http://www.gmina.wilamowice.pl |
The gmina covers an area of 56.72 square kilometres (21.9 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 17,613.
VillagesEdit
Apart from the town of Wilamowice, Gmina Wilamowice contains the villages and settlements of Dankowice, Hecznarowice, Pisarzowice, Stara Wieś and Zasole Bielańskie.
Neighbouring gminasEdit
Gmina Wilamowice is bordered by the city of Bielsko-Biała and by the gminas of Bestwina, Brzeszcze, Kęty, Kozy and Miedźna.
Twin towns – sister citiesEdit
Gmina Wilamowice is twinned with:[2]
Dolní Benešov, Czech Republic
Horná Súča, Slovakia
Kisújszállás, Hungary
Klanjec, Croatia- Kloštar Ivanić, Croatia
- Kunerad, Slovakia
- Rajecké Teplice, Slovakia
- Trenčianske Teplice, Slovakia
- Županja, Croatia
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Miejscowości partnerskie". gmina.wilamowice.pl (in Polish). Gmina Wilamowice. Retrieved 2020-03-11.