Gmina Wołów is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Wołów, which lies approximately 38 kilometres (24 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław. It is part of the Wrocław metropolitan area.
Gmina Wołów
Wołów Commune | |
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| Coordinates (Wołów): 51°20′29″N 16°37′42″E / 51.34139°N 16.62833°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Wołów |
| Seat | Wołów |
| Area | |
| • Total | 331.06 km2 (127.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
| • Total | 22,443 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 12,373 |
| • Rural | 10,070 |
| Website | http://www.wolow.pl |
The gmina covers an area of 331.06 square kilometres (127.8 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population was 22,443.
Neighbouring gminas
editGmina Wołów is bordered by the gminas of Brzeg Dolny, Malczyce, Oborniki Śląskie, Prochowice, Prusice, Ścinawa, Środa Śląska and Wińsko.
Villages
editApart from the town of Wołów, the gmina contains the 47 villages of Biskupice, Boraszyn, Bożeń, Dębno, Domaszków, Garwół, Gliniany, Golina, Gródek, Kąty, Kłopotówka, Kretowice, Krzydlina Mała, Krzydlina Wielka, Łazarzowice, Lipnica, Łososiowice, Lubiąż, Mikorzyce, Miłcz, Moczydlnica Dworska, Mojęcice, Nieszkowice, Pawłoszewo, Pełczyn, Piotroniowice, Prawików, Proszkowa, Rataje, Rudno, Siodłkowice, Sławowice, Smarków, Stary Wołów, Stęszów, Stobno, Straszowice, Straża, Tarchalice, Uskorz Mały, Uskorz Wielki, Warzęgowo, Wodnica, Wróblewo, Wrzosy, Zagórzyce and Żychlin.
Twin towns – sister cities
editGmina Wołów is twinned with:[2]
Buchholz in der Nordheide, Germany
Canteleu, France
Milovice, Czech Republic[3]
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.
- ^ "Miasta partnerskie" (in Polish). Gmina Wołów. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Wolow (Polsko)" (in Czech). Město Milovice. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
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