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Gmina Borów is a rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Strzelin County
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Strzelin County ( pl, powiat strzeliński) 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 ...
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Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
. Its seat is the village of
Borów, which lies approximately north-west of
Strzelin
Strzelin (german: Strehlen, cz, Střelín) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is located on the Oława river, a tributary of the Oder, about south of the region's capital Wrocław. It is part of the Wrocław me ...
, and south of the regional capital
Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...
. It is part of the
Wrocław metropolitan area
The Wrocław metropolitan area is a monocentric agglomeration in the south-western part of Poland, in the Lower Silesian Voivodship, consisting of the city of Wrocław (a global Gamma-level metropolis) and its satellite towns. The population liv ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 5,294.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Borów is bordered by the gminas of
Domaniów,
Jordanów Śląski,
Kobierzyce
Kobierzyce (german: Koberwitz) is a village in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Kobierzyce. It lies approximately south-west of the regiona ...
,
Kondratowice
Kondratowice is a village in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district ( gmina) called Gmina Kondratowice.
It lies approximately west of Strzelin, and south of the regi ...
,
Strzelin
Strzelin (german: Strehlen, cz, Střelín) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is located on the Oława river, a tributary of the Oder, about south of the region's capital Wrocław. It is part of the Wrocław me ...
and
Żórawina
Żórawina (german: Rothsürben) is a village in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Żórawina. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.
The village h ...
.
Villages
The gmina contains the villages of
Bartoszowa,
Boguszyce,
Boreczek,
Borek Strzeliński,
Borów,
Brzezica,
Brzoza,
Głownin,
Jaksin,
Jelenin,
Kazimierzów,
Kępino,
Kojęcin,
Kręczków,
Kurczów,
Ludów Śląski,
Mańczyce,
Michałowice,
Opatowice,
Piotrków Borowski,
Rochowice,
Siemianów,
Stogi,
Suchowice,
Świnobród,
Uniszów and
Zielenice.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Borów is
twinned with:
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Medlov, Czech Republic
References
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Borow
Strzelin County