Gmina Lwówek Śląski is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in

Lwówek Śląski County Lwówek (german: Neustadt bei Pinne or ''Kirschneustadt'' from 1943-1945) is a town in Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is ...

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, Wałb ...

, in south-western

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...

. Its seat is the town of

Lwówek Śląski Lwówek Śląski (; german: Löwenberg in Schlesien; szl, Ślůnski Lwůwek) is a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland. Situated on the Bóbr River, Lwówek Śląski is about NNW of Jelenia Góra and has a population of about 9,000 i ...

, which lies approximately west of the regional capital

Wrocław Wrocław (; , . german: Breslau, , also known by other names) is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 17,239.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Lwówek Śląski is bordered by the gminas of

Bolesławiec Bolesławiec (pronounced , szl, Bolesławiec, german: Bunzlau) is a historic city situated on the Bóbr River in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the administrative seat of Bolesławiec County, and of Gmina Bolesławie ...

, Gryfów Śląski,

Lubomierz Lubomierz (german: Liebenthal) is a town in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivo ...

, Nowogrodziec, Pielgrzymka,

Warta Bolesławiecka Warta Bolesławiecka (; german: Alt Warthau) is a village in Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Ge ...

and

Wleń Wleń (german: Lähn) is a small historic town in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is located on the Bóbr river in the historic Lower Silesian region, approximately south-east of Lwówek Śl� ...

Villages

Apart from the town of

, the gmina contains the villages of Bielanka, Brunów, Chmielno, Dębowy Gaj, Dłużec, Dworek,

Gaszów Gaszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Lwówek Śląski, and west of the regional ...

, Górczyca, Gradówek, Kotliska,

Mojesz Mojesz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivod ...

, Nagórze, Niwnice, Pieszków,

Płóczki Dolne Płóczki Dolne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the ...

, Płóczki Górne,

Radłówka Radłówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 v ...

Radomiłowice Radomiłowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the ...

Rakowice Małe Rakowice Małe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Lwówek Śląski, and west of the ...

Rakowice Wielkie Rakowice Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Lwówek Śląski, and west of th ...

, Skała,

Skorzynice Skorzynice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 v ...

, Sobota, Ustronie, Włodzice Małe, Włodzice Wielkie,

Zbylutów Zbylutów (german: Deutmannsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Lwówek Śląski, and w ...

and Żerkowice.

Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Lwówek Śląski 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: * Chrastava, Czech Republic (2007) * Heidenau, Germany (1995) * Lwówek, Poland (2003) * Noidans-lès-Vesoul, France (2006) *

Velký Šenov Velký Šenov (german: Groß Schönau) is a town in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Janovka, Knížecí, Leopoldka, Malý Šenov and Staré H ...

, Czech Republic (2000) * Wilthen, Germany (2009)

References

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