Gmina Kunice (
German
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**Ge ...
: Kunitz Kreis)is a rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Legnica County
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,
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western
Poland
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. Its seat is the village of
Kunice, which lies approximately east of
Legnica and west of the regional capital
Wrocław
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.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 6,960.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Kunice is bordered by the town of
Legnica and the gminas of
Legnickie Pole
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It lies ...
,
Lubin
Lubin (; german: Lüben, szl, Lubin) is a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the administrative seat of Lubin County, and also of the rural district called Gmina Lubin, although it is not part of the territory o ...
,
Miłkowice,
Prochowice
Prochowice (german: Parchwitz) is a town in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Prochowice.
It lies approximately north-east of Legnica, and w ...
and
Ruja
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.
Villages
The gmina contains the villages of
Bieniowice,
Golanka Górna,
Grzybiany,
Jaśkowice Legnickie,
Kunice,
Miłogostowice,
Pątnów Legnicki,
Piotrówek,
Rosochata,
Spalona,
Szczytniki Małe,
Szczytniki nad Kaczawą and
Ziemnice.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Kunice is
twinned with:
*
Brühl, Germany
References
Kunice
Legnica County
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