__NOTOC__ Gmina Oleśnica 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

Oleśnica County __NOTOC__ Oleśnica County ( pl, powiat oleśnicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local govern ...

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

Oleśnica Oleśnica (pronounced ; german: Oels; szl, Ôleśnica) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, within the Wrocław metropolitan area. It is the administrative seat of Oleśnica County and also of the rural district of ...

, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 13,689.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Oleśnica is bordered by the town of

and the gminas of

Bierutów Bierutów (german: Bernstadt in Schlesien) is a town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Bierutów. The town lies approximately south-east o ...

, Czernica, Długołęka,

Dobroszyce Dobroszyce (german: Juliusburg) is a village in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Dobroszyce. It lies approximately north-west of Oleśnica, ...

, Dziadowa Kłoda,

Jelcz-Laskowice Jelcz-Laskowice is a town in Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district ( gmina) called Gmina Jelcz-Laskowice. It lies on the Odra (Oder) river, approximately north of Oł ...

Syców Syców (german: Groß Wartenberg, until 1888 ''Polnisch Wartenberg'') is a town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Syców and part of the la ...

and

Twardogóra Twardogóra (pronounced , german: Festenberg) is a historic town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district ( gmina) called Gmina Twardogóra. It lies approximately no ...

Villages

The gmina contains the villages of Bogusławice, Boguszyce,

Brzezinka Brzezinka (; german: link=no, Birkenau; cs, Březinka) is a village in southern Poland, about from Oświęcim, in the district of Gmina Oświęcim, Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. General information The village is near the c ...

, Bystre, Cieśle, Dąbrowa, Gręboszyce, Jenkowice, Krzeczyn, Ligota Mała,

Ligota Polska Ligota Polska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Oleśnica and east of the regional capital Wrocła ...

, Ligota Wielka, Nieciszów, Nowa Ligota, Nowoszyce, Osada Leśna,

Ostrowina Ostrowina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Oleśnica and north-east of the regional capital Wroc ...

Piszkawa Piszkawa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945, it located was in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republi ...

Poniatowice Poniatowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Oleśnica, and east of the regional capital Wrocław ...

, Smardzów, Smolna, Sokołowice,

Spalice Spalice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Oleśnica and east of the regional capital Wrocław ...

Świerzna Świerzna () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Oleśnica County __NOTOC__ Oleśnica County ( pl, powiat oleśnicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivo ...

, Wszechświęte,

Wyszogród Wyszogród is a town in central Poland, in Masovian Voivodeship, in Płock County, by the Vistula River. The population of Wyszogród was 2,793 in 2004. History The settlement dates back to the 7th century, when there was a Slavic pagan templ ...

, Zarzysko and Zimnica.

References

Olesnica Oleśnica County {{Oleśnica-geo-stub