__NOTOC__ Gmina Malczyce 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 Środa Śląska County,

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. Its seat is the village of

Malczyce Malczyce (german: Maltsch) is a village in Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, situated on the south-west bank of the river Oder (Odra). It is the seat of township Gmina Malczyce. Prior to 1945, it was ...

, which lies approximately to the north-west of

Środa Śląska Środa Śląska (german: Neumarkt in Schlesien) is a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Środa Śląska County, and of the smaller administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Środa Śląska. The ...

, and west of the regional capital Wrocław. It is part of the Wrocław metropolitan area. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 5,957.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Malczyce is bordered by the gminas of

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 ...

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, Wądroże Wielkie and Wołów.

Villages

The gmina contains the villages of Chełm, Chomiąża, Dębice, Kwietno,

, Mazurowice, Rachów, Rusko, Szymanów, Wilczków and Zawadka.

References

Środa Śląska County {{ŚrodaŚląska-geo-stub