The Wrocław metropolitan area is a monocentric

agglomeration Agglomeration may refer to: * Urban agglomeration, in standard English * Megalopolis, in Chinese English, as defined in China's ''Standard for basic terminology of urban planning'' (GB/T 50280—98). Also known as " city cluster". * Economies of ag ...

in the south-western part of Poland, in the Lower Silesian Voivodship, consisting of the city of

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, r ...

(a global Gamma-level

metropolis A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications. A big c ...

) and its satellite towns. The population living in the agglomeration is about 1 million people. In the case of the Wrocław agglomeration, its area is not strongly urbanized in its entirety. The agglomeration is defined as an area that is economically and geographically linked to Wrocław.

Cities and towns

Data from GUS, with population included (30.06.2020) * 24px

– 643,782 * 24px Oleśnica – 37,109 * 24px

Oława Oława (pronounced , , szl, Oława) is a historic town in south-western Poland with 33,029 inhabitants (2019). It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (from 1975–1998 it was in the former Wrocław Voivodeship), within the Wrocław m ...

– 33,172 * 24px Jelcz-Laskowice – 15,694 * 24px

Trzebnica Trzebnica (Polish pronunciation: ; german: Trebnitz, cs, Třebnice, szl, Trzebńica) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in west-central Poland. It is the seat of Trzebnica County, and of the smaller administrative district (gmina) called G ...

– 13,367 * 24px

Brzeg Dolny Brzeg Dolny (german: Dyhernfurth) is a town in Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is located north-west of Wrocław on the Oder River, and is the site of a large chemical plant complex, PCC Rokita SA. As of ...

– 12,479 * 24px Strzelin – 12,429 * 24px Wołów – 12,333 * 24px Milicz 11,276 * 24px

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 l ...

– 10,397 * 24px

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. Th ...

– 9,545 * 24px Oborniki Śląskie – 9,114 * 24px

Siechnice Siechnice (formerly german: Tschechnitz, renamed ''Kraftborn'' in the Nazi era) is a town in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It gained town status in 1997, and as of 2019 has a population of 8,113. Siechnic ...

– 8,610 * 24px Kąty Wrocławskie – 7,023 * 24px Sobótka – 6,968 * 24px

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 ...

– 6,603 * 24px Żmigród – 6,439 * Kiełczów – 6,047 * 24px Bierutów – 4,846 * Smolec – 4,561 * Bielany Wrocławskie – 3,229

Development Agency

In 2005, the city of Wroclaw and seven municipalities set up a company called ''Agencja Rozwoju Aglomeracji Wrocławskiej SA'' (ARAW, Wroclaw Agglomeration Development Agency). At present, its shareholders include 30 municipalities from the districts:

* Wrocław County ** Czernica ** Długołęka ** Kąty Wrocławskie ** Kobierzyce **

** Żórawina * Trzebnica County ** Oborniki Śląskie ** Prusice **

Wisznia Mała Wisznia Mała is a village in Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Wisznia Mała. It lies approximately south of Trzebnica and north of the re ...

** Żmigród * Środa Śląska County ** Kostomłoty ** Malczyce ** Miękinia **

** Udanin * Strzelin County ** Strzelin * Oława County ** Domaniów **

** Jelcz-Laskowice * Oleśnica County ** Dobroszyce ** Oleśnica ** Bierutów **

Milicz County __NOTOC__ Milicz County ( pl, powiat milicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local governm ...

** Krośnice ** Milicz * Wołów County **

** Wołów * Świdnica County ** Świdnica

Wrocław Agglomeration Association

In June 2013, ''Wroclaw Agglomeration Association'' was registered, which currently comprises 26 municipalities from the Wroclaw agglomeration area:

References

External links

Stowarzyszenie Aglomeracja Wrocławska

Agencja Rozwoju Aglomeracji Wrocławskiej (ARAW)
{{coord missing, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Geography of Lower Silesian Voivodeship Geography of Wrocław Metropolitan areas of Poland

Cities and towns

Development Agency

Wrocław Agglomeration Association

See also

References

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