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Gmina Borów is a rural
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and tow ...
(administrative district) in
Strzelin County
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Strzelin County () 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 government reforms pass ...
,
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship (, ) in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. It covers an area of and has a total population of 2,899,986.
It is one of the wealthiest ...
, in south-western
Poland
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. Its seat is the village of
Borów, which lies approximately north-west of
Strzelin
Strzelin (, ) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is located on the Oława river, a tributary of the Oder, about south of the region's capital Wrocław. It is part of the Wrocław metropolitan area.
The town i ...
, and south of the regional capital
Wrocław
Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...
. It is part of the
Wrocław metropolitan area.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2023 its total population is 5,281.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Borów is bordered by the gminas of
Domaniów,
Jordanów Śląski
Jordanów Śląski () is a village in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Jordanów Śląski. It lies approximately south of the regional capital ...
,
Kobierzyce,
Kondratowice
Kondratowice is a village in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Kondratowice. It lies approximately west of Strzelin, and south of the regional ...
,
Strzelin
Strzelin (, ) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is located on the Oława river, a tributary of the Oder, about south of the region's capital Wrocław. It is part of the Wrocław metropolitan area.
The town i ...
and
Żórawina
Żórawina (: , 1937–1947: ) is a village (former town) in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (''gmina'') called Gmina Żórawina. It lies approximately south of ...
.
Villages
The gmina contains the villages of
Bartoszowa,
Boguszyce,
Boreczek,
Borek Strzeliński,
Borów,
Brzezica,
Brzoza,
GÅ‚ownin,
Jaksin,
Jelenin,
Kazimierzów,
Kępino,
Kojęcin,
Kręczków,
Kurczów,
Ludów Śląski,
Mańczyce,
Michałowice,
Opatowice,
Piotrków Borowski,
Rochowice
Rochowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borów, within Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Borów, north-west of Strzelin, and south of the regional ...
,
Siemianów,
Stogi,
Suchowice,
Świnobród,
Uniszów and
Zielenice.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Borów is
twinned with:
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Medlov, Czech Republic
References
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Borow
Strzelin County