Gmina Lwówek Śląski is an urban-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

Lwówek Śląski County Lwówek (german: Neustadt bei Pinne or ''Kirschneustadt'' from 1943-1945) is a town in Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,939 inhabitants (2004). 540 Jews lived in the town in 1871. Twin towns – sister cities * K ...

Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbrz ...

, 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 populous ...

. Its seat is the town of

Lwówek Śląski Lwówek Śląski (; german: Löwenberg in Schlesien; szl, Ślůnski Lwůwek) is a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland. Situated on the Bóbr River, Lwówek Śląski is about NNW of Jelenia Góra and has a population of about 9,000 i ...

, which lies approximately west 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 ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 17,239.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Lwówek Śląski is bordered by the gminas of

Bolesławiec Bolesławiec (pronounced , szl, Bolesławiec, german: Bunzlau) is a historic city situated on the Bóbr River in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the administrative seat of Bolesławiec County, and of Gmina Bolesławiec ...

Gryfów Śląski Gryfów Śląski (), simplified to Gryfów (german: Greiffenberg), is a historic town in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Gryfów Śl� ...

Lubomierz Lubomierz (german: Liebenthal) is a town in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district ( gmina) called Gmina Lubomierz. It lies approximately south-west of Lw� ...

Nowogrodziec Nowogrodziec (german: Naumburg am Queis) is a town in Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Nowogrodziec. It lies on the east bank of the Kwisa river ...

, Pielgrzymka,

Warta Bolesławiecka Warta Bolesławiecka (; german: Alt Warthau) is a village in Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district ( gmina) called Gmina Warta Bolesławiecka. Prior to 1945 it was ...

and

Wleń Wleń (german: Lähn) is a small historic town in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is located on the Bóbr river in the historic Lower Silesian region, approximately south-east of Lwówek Śląski ...

Villages

Apart from the town of

, the gmina contains the villages of Bielanka, Brunów, Chmielno, Dębowy Gaj, Dłużec, Dworek, Gaszów, Górczyca,

Gradówek Gradówek (german: Cunzendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately w ...

, Kotliska,

Mojesz Mojesz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivode ...

, Nagórze,

Niwnice Niwnice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Lwówek Śląski, and west of the regional capita ...

, Pieszków,

Płóczki Dolne Płóczki Dolne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Lwówek Śląski, and west of the r ...

Płóczki Górne Płóczki Górne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Lwówek Śląski, and west of the ...

Radłówka Radłówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Lwówek Śląski, and west of the regional cap ...

Radomiłowice Radomiłowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Lwówek Śląski, and west of the reg ...

Rakowice Małe Rakowice Małe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Lwówek Śląski, and west of the re ...

Rakowice Wielkie Rakowice Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Lwówek Śląski, and west of the ...

Skała Skała is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Kraków Voivodeship (1975–1998). On December 31, 2010, its population was 3,646. Skala is one of the oldest town of Lesser Poland. In t ...

Skorzynice Skorzynice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Lwówek Śląski, and west of the regional cap ...

, Sobota, Ustronie, Włodzice Małe, Włodzice Wielkie, Zbylutów and Żerkowice.

Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Lwówek Śląski is twinned with: * Chrastava, Czech Republic (2007) *

Heidenau Heidenau is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, 13 km southeast of Dresden (centre). In 2015, it became known for riots by local far-right forces ...

, Germany (1995) *

Lwówek Lwówek (german: Neustadt bei Pinne or ''Kirschneustadt'' from 1943-1945) is a town in Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship Greater Poland Voivodeship ( pl, Województwo wielkopolskie; ), also known as Wielkopolska Voivodeship, W ...

, Poland (2003) *

Noidans-lès-Vesoul Noidans-lès-Vesoul (, literally ''Noidans near Vesoul'') is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. The town is located near Vesoul. See also *Communes of the Haute-Saône departmen ...

, France (2006) *

Velký Šenov Velký Šenov (german: Groß Schönau) is a town in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Janovka, Knížecí, Leopoldka, Malý Šenov and Staré H ...

, Czech Republic (2000) *

Wilthen Wilthen (German) or Wjelećin (Upper Sorbian) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. It is near the border with the Czech Republic, south of Bautzen and east of Dresden. Geography Nearby communities are Obergurig/Hornja Hór ...

, Germany (2009)

References

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