Gmina Goleszów 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
Cieszyn County
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Cieszyn County ( pl, powiat cieszyński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech and Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result o ...
,
Silesian Voivodeship, in southern
Poland, in the historical region of
Cieszyn Silesia. Its seat is the village of
Goleszów
Goleszów (german: Golleschau) is a village and the seat of Gmina Goleszów (an administrative district) in Cieszyn County in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of about 4,000.
The name of the village is possessive in ...
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The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 13,160.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Goleszów is bordered by the gminas of
Cieszyn,
Dębowiec,
Skoczów and
Ustroń. It also borders the
Czech Republic.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Goleszów is
twinned
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* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
with:
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Bystřice, Czech Republic
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Reiskirchen
Reiskirchen () is a municipality in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany and is located 11 km east of Gießen
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, Germany
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Vendryně
Vendryně ( pl, ) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,500 inhabitants. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia on the banks of the Olza River. ...
, Czech Republic
References
External links
Official website
Goleszow
Cieszyn County
Cieszyn Silesia
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