__NOTOC__ Gmina Ziębice is an urban-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 Ząbkowice Śląskie County,

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

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. Its seat is the town of

Ziębice Ziębice () is a town in Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies on the Oława River, approximately east of Ząbkowice Śląskie and south of the regional capital Wrocław. It is the seat of t ...

, which lies approximately east of

Ząbkowice Śląskie Ząbkowice Śląskie ( ; ) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Ząbkowice Śląskie County and of a local municipality called Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie. The town lies approximately south of the ...

, 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 ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 17,001.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Ziębice is bordered by the gminas of Ciepłowody,

Kamieniec Ząbkowicki Kamieniec Ząbkowicki () is a town in Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Kamieniec Ząbkowicki. The town is an important railroad j ...

, Kamiennik,

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Paczków Paczków (; ) is a town in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland, with 7,460 inhabitants (2019). It is one of the few towns in Europe in which medieval fortifications have been almost completely preserved.Przeworno Przeworno () is a village in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Przeworno. It lies approximately south of Strzelin, and south of the regional ca ...

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

Villages

Apart from the town of

, the gmina contains the villages of Biernacice, Bożnowice, Brukalice, Czerńczyce, Dębowiec, Głęboka, Henryków, Jasienica, Kalinowice Dolne, Kalinowice Górne, Krzelków, Lipa, Lubnów, Niedźwiednik, Niedźwiedź, Nowina, Nowy Dwór, Osina Mała, Osina Wielka, Pomianów Dolny, Raczyce, Rososznica, Skalice, Służejów, Starczówek, Wadochowice, Wigancice and Witostowice.

Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Ziębice is twinned with: *

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, United States *

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, Austria *

Jaroměř Jaroměř (; ) is a town in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. It is known for the Josefov Fortress. Josefov is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Repu ...

, Czech Republic

References

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