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Gmina Węgliniec 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
Zgorzelec 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 town of
Węgliniec, which lies approximately north-east of
Zgorzelec, and west of the regional capital
Wrocław.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 8,351.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Węgliniec is bordered by the town of
Gozdnica
Gozdnica (german: Freiwaldau) is a town in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,036 inhabitants (2019).
Situated close to Lower Silesian Voivodeship, na north-west of Żagań and east of Przewóz, Żary County, Przewóz. Voivodesh ...
and the gminas of
Iłowa
Iłowa (german: Halbau) is a town in Żagań County, in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, the administrative seat of the Gmina Iłowa.
Geography
It lies in the easternmost part of the historic Upper Lusatia region, at the border with Lower Silesia. Th ...
,
Nowogrodziec,
Osiecznica,
Pieńsk
Pieńsk (german: Penzig) is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district ( gmina) called Gmina Pieńsk, and stands on the east bank of the Lusatian Neisse river, ...
and
Przewóz.
Villages
Apart from the town of
Węgliniec, the gmina contains the villages of
Czerwona Woda,
Dębówek,
Jagodzin,
Kieszków,
Kościelna Wieś,
Kuźnica,
Łężek,
Okrąglica,
Piaseczna
Piaseczna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgliniec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (p ...
,
Piaski,
Polana
Polana may refer to the following places:
Places
*Polana, Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland)
*Polana, Subcarpathian Voivodeship (south-east Poland)
*Polana, Opole Voivodeship (south-west Poland)
*Polana, Pomeranian Voivodeship (north P ...
,
Ruszów,
Stary Węgliniec
Stary Węgliniec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgliniec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
It lies approximately north-west of Węgliniec, north-east of Zgorzelec, and we ...
and
Zielonka.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Węgliniec is
twinned with:
*
Hå
Hå is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is the southernmost municipality in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Varhaug. Other villages in Hå include Brusand, Hæen, ...
, Norway
*
Hodkovice nad Mohelkou, Czech Republic
*
Horka, Germany
*
Kalvarija, Lithuania
*
Rothenburg Rothenburg is a German language placename and refers to:
Places
*Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany
*Rothenburg, Oberlausitz, Saxony, Germany
*Rothenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
*Rothenburg, Switzerland, Canton of Lucerne, S ...
, Germany
*
Vyshnivets
Vyshnivets ( uk, Вишнівець, translit. ''Vyshnivets’''; pl, Wiśniowiec) is an urban-type settlement in Kremenets Raion (district) of the Ternopil Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Vyshnivets settlem ...
, Ukraine
References
Wegliniec
Zgorzelec County
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