Gmina Åšcinawa 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
Lubin County
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Lubin County () ( German:Lüben Kreis) 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 gover ...
,
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
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
. Its seat is the town of
Åšcinawa
Ścinawa () is a town and municipality on the Oder river in the Lower Silesian region of Poland. The Ścinawa train station is a key gateway for travel throughout the region, connecting major destinations such as Wrocław and Głogów. As of 201 ...
, which lies approximately east of
Lubin
Lubin (; ) is a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the administrative seat of Lubin County, and also of the rural district called Gmina Lubin, although it is not part of the territory of the latter, as the town for ...
, and north-west 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 9,938.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Åšcinawa is bordered by the gminas of
Lubin
Lubin (; ) is a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the administrative seat of Lubin County, and also of the rural district called Gmina Lubin, although it is not part of the territory of the latter, as the town for ...
,
Prochowice
Prochowice () is a town in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Prochowice. It lies approximately north-east of Legnica, and west of the regiona ...
,
Rudna,
Wińsko
Wińsko is a village (former town) in Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Wińsko. It lies approximately north of Wołów, and north-west of th ...
and
Wołów
Wołów (, ) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Wołów County and Gmina Wołów. It lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Wrocław. , the town has a population of 12,373. It is pa ...
.
Villages
Apart from the town of
Åšcinawa
Ścinawa () is a town and municipality on the Oder river in the Lower Silesian region of Poland. The Ścinawa train station is a key gateway for travel throughout the region, connecting major destinations such as Wrocław and Głogów. As of 201 ...
, the gmina contains the villages of
Buszkowice,
Chełmek Wołowski
Chełmek Wołowski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ścinawa, within Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Ścinawa, north-east of Lubin, and north-west of the ...
,
DÄ…browa Åšrodkowa,
Dębiec,
Dłużyce,
Dziesław,
Dziewin,
Grzybów,
Jurcz
Jurcz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Åšcinawa, within Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Åšcinawa, south-east of Lubin, and north-west of the regional capital ...
,
Krzyżowa,
Lasowice,
Parszowice
Parszowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Åšcinawa, within Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Åšcinawa, east of Lubin, and north-west of the regional capi ...
,
Przychowa
Przychowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Åšcinawa, within Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Åšcinawa, east of Lubin, and north-west of the regional capital Wr ...
,
Przystań,
Redlice
Redlice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Åšcinawa, within Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Åšcinawa, south-east of Lubin, and north-west of the regional ...
,
Ręszów
Ręszów is a village in the municipality of Gmina Ścinawa, within Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Ścinawa, east of Lubin, and north-west of the regional capital Wrocław. Betwe ...
,
Sitno,
Turów,
Tymowa,
WielowieÅ› and
Zaborów.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Åšcinawa is
twinned with:
*
Niemberg (Landsberg), Germany
References
Scinawa
Lubin County
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