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Gmina Węgierska Górka 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
Żywiec County,
Silesian Voivodeship, in southern
Poland. Its seat is the village of
Węgierska Górka
Węgierska Górka (Literally Polish for "Hungarian Hill") is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in the historic province of Lesser Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Węgierska Górka. It l ...
, which lies approximately south-west of
Żywiec and south of the regional capital
Katowice
Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 15,073.
Villages
Gmina Węgierska Górka contains the villages and settlements of
Cięcina
Cięcina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgierska Górka, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Żywiec and south of the regional capital Katowice. The villa ...
,
Cisiec
Cisiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgierska Górka, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Węgierska Górka, south-west of Żywiec
Żywiec () (german ...
,
Węgierska Górka
Węgierska Górka (Literally Polish for "Hungarian Hill") is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in the historic province of Lesser Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Węgierska Górka. It l ...
and
Żabnica.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Węgierska Górka is bordered by the gminas of
Jeleśnia,
Milówka,
Radziechowy-Wieprz and
Ujsoły
Ujsoły is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Ujsoły. It lies approximately south of Żywiec, 38 ...
.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Węgierska Górka is
twinned
Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to:
* 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:
*
Lengyeltóti
Lengyeltóti is a town in Somogy county, Hungary.
The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.
Settings
The town can be found south from Fonyód, along the highway to Somogyvár, the old seat of the county. The highway went from th ...
, Hungary
*
Pákozd
Pákozd is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.
In 1848, the Croatian army of Josip Jelačić made a brilliant strategic retreat against the Hungarians, in the Battle of Pákozd
The Battle of Pákozd (or Battle of Sukoró) was a battle in th ...
, Hungary
See also
*
Battle of Węgierska Górka
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gmina Wegierska Gorka
Wegierska Gorka
Żywiec County