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Gmina Gierałtowice is a rural
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...
(administrative district) in
Gliwice County,
Silesian Voivodeship, in southern
Poland. Its seat is the village of
Gierałtowice, which lies approximately south-east of
Gliwice and west of the regional capital
Katowice
Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 12,096.
Villages
Gmina Gierałtowice contains the villages of
Chudów,
Gierałtowice,
Paniówki and
Przyszowice.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Gierałtowice is bordered by the towns of
Gliwice,
Knurów,
Mikołów,
Ruda Śląska and
Zabrze, and by the gmina of
Ornontowice.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Gierałtowice is
twinned
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* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
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with:
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Uherský Brod
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, Czech Republic
References
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Gieraltowice
Gliwice County