__NOTOC__ Gmina Kobierzyce 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

Wrocław County __NOTOC__ Wrocław County ( pl, powiat wrocławski) 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 go ...

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, in south-western

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. Its seat is the village of

Kobierzyce Kobierzyce (german: Koberwitz) is a village in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Kobierzyce. It lies approximately south-west of the regiona ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 21,503. It is part of the

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. The gmina has a revenue per capita of 8096 PLN (~$3000) and is one of the highest results in

. Gmina Kobierzyce is located near the city

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and to the North part (in Bielany Wrocławskie) there are the biggest shopping centres in Poland and one of the biggest in Europe (Centrum Bielany, Castorama, Ikea, Obi, Tesco, "Piotr i Paweł", Makro, Black Red White, Office Depot, Komfort, Euro RTV AGD, Electro World, Media Markt, Auchan, Agata Meble, Leroy Merlin and other kinds of shops). Near the Biskupice Podgórne there is a LG-Philips factory, which produces

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s, and a

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site. The A4 and A8 motorways and E67 and E261 European routes pass through the gmina.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kobierzyce is bordered by the town of

and the gminas of Borów, Jordanów Śląski, Kąty Wrocławskie,

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 ...

Sobótka Sobótka (pronounced , german: Zobten am Berge) is a town in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Sobótka. Sobótka is located about southwest ...

and

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Villages

The gmina contains the villages of Bąki, Bielany Wrocławskie, Biskupice Podgórne, Budziszów,

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, Cieszyce, Damianowice, Dobkowice, Domasław, Jaszowice,

, Królikowice, Krzyżowice, Księginice, Kuklice, Magnice, Małuszów, Nowiny, Owsianka,

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, Pustków Wilczkowski, Pustków Żurawski, Racławice Wielkie, Rolantowice,

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, Szczepankowice, Tyniec Mały,

Tyniec nad Ślęzą Tyniec nad Ślęzą (german: Groß Tinz an der Lohe) is a village in the Administrative District of Gmina Kobierzyce, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approxim ...

, Wierzbice,

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, Żerniki Małe and Żurawice.

References

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