Gmina Gorzyce, Silesian Voivodeship
Encyclopedia
Gmina Gorzyce is a rural gmina
(administrative district) in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship
, in southern Poland
, on the Czech
border. Its seat is the village of Gorzyce
, which lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Wodzisław Śląski and 54 km (34 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice
.
The gmina covers an area of 64.47 square kilometres (24.9 sq mi), and as of 2007 its total population is 19,809.
, Krzyżanowice
and Lubomia
. It also borders the Czech Republic
.
Gmina
The 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 Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...
, in southern Poland
Poland
Poland , 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...
, on the Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
border. Its seat is the village of Gorzyce
Gorzyce, Silesian Voivodeship
Gorzyce is a village and the seat of Gmina Gorzyce in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 2,487. It lies near the border with the Czech Republic.-History:...
, which lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Wodzisław Śląski and 54 km (34 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
.
The gmina covers an area of 64.47 square kilometres (24.9 sq mi), and as of 2007 its total population is 19,809.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Gorzyce is bordered by the town of Wodzisław Śląski and by the gminas of GodówGmina Godów
Gmina Godów is a rural gmina in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Godów.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 12,520.-Villages:...
, Krzyżanowice
Gmina Krzyzanowice
Gmina Krzyżanowice is a rural gmina in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Czech border...
and Lubomia
Gmina Lubomia
Gmina Lubomia is a rural gmina in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Lubomia, which lies approximately west of Wodzisław Śląski and south-west of the regional capital Katowice....
. It also borders the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
.