Gmina Chocianów is an urban-rural
gminaThe gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
(administrative district) in
Polkowice CountyPolkowice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of...
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Lower Silesian VoivodeshipLower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...
, in south-western
PolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. Its seat is the town of
ChocianówChocianów is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Chocianów. The town lies approximately south-west of Polkowice, and west of the regional capital Wrocław...
, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of
PolkowicePolkowice is a town in south-western Poland with 22,279 inhabitants . It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship...
, and 85 kilometres (53 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The gmina covers an area of 230.27 square kilometres (88.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 12,765 (out of which the population of Chocianów amounts to 8,215, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,550).
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Chocianów is bordered by the gminas of
ChojnówGmina Chojnów is a rural gmina in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Chojnów, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....
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GromadkaGmina Gromadka is a rural gmina in Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gromadka, which lies approximately north-east of Bolesławiec and west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
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LubinGmina Lubin is a rural gmina in Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Lubin, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....
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PolkowiceGmina Polkowice is an urban-rural gmina in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Polkowice, which lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Wrocław....
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PrzemkówGmina Przemków is an urban-rural gmina in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Przemków, which lies approximately west of Polkowice, and north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
and
RadwaniceGmina Radwanice is a rural gmina in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Radwanice, which lies approximately north-west of Polkowice, and north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
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Villages
Apart from the town of
ChocianówChocianów is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Chocianów. The town lies approximately south-west of Polkowice, and west of the regional capital Wrocław...
, the gmina contains the villages of
BrunówBrunów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chocianów, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
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ChocianowiecChocianowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chocianów, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
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DuninówDuninów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chocianów, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
, Jabłonów, Michałów,
OgrodziskoOgrodzisko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chocianów, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
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ParchówParchów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chocianów, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
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PogorzeliskaPogorzeliska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chocianów, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
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RakówRaków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chocianów, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately south of Chocianów, south-west of Polkowice, and west of the regional capital...
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Szklary DolneSzklary Dolne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chocianów, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
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TrzebniceTrzebnice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chocianów, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
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TrzmielówTrzmielów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chocianów, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
and
ŻabiceŻabice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chocianów, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.The village has a population of 236.-References:...
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