Gmina Polkowice 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
PolkowicePolkowice is a town in south-western Poland with 22,279 inhabitants . It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship...
, which lies approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The gmina covers an area of 158.77 square kilometres (61.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 26,034 (out of which the population of Polkowice amounts to 22,279, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,755).
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Polkowice is bordered by the gminas of
ChocianówGmina Chocianów is an urban-rural gmina in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Chocianów, which lies approximately south-west of Polkowice, and west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
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GrębociceGmina Grębocice is a rural gmina in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Grębocice, which lies approximately north-east 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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JerzmanowaGmina Jerzmanowa is a rural gmina in Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Jerzmanowa, which lies approximately south of Głogów and north-west of the regional capital Wrocław....
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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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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...
and
RudnaGmina Rudna is a rural gmina in Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Rudna, which lies approximately north of Lubin and north-west of the regional capital Wrocław....
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Villages
Apart from the town of
PolkowicePolkowice is a town in south-western Poland with 22,279 inhabitants . It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship...
, the gmina contains the villages of
BiedrzychowaBiedrzychowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Polkowice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
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DąbrowaDąbrowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Polkowice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
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GuziceGuzice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Polkowice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
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JędrzychówJędrzychów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Polkowice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
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KaźmierzówKaźmierzów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Polkowice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
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KomornikiKomorniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Polkowice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
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MoskorzynMoskorzyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Polkowice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
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Nowa Wieś LubińskaNowa Wieś Lubińska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Polkowice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.-References:...
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PieszkowicePieszkowice is a village live in the administrative district of Gmina Polkowice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
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Polkowice DolnePolkowice Dolne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Polkowice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
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SobinSobin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Polkowice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.The village has an approximate population of 750....
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Sucha GórnaSucha Górna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Polkowice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
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TarnówekTarnówek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Polkowice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
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TrzebczTrzebcz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Polkowice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
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Żelazny MostŻelazny Most is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Polkowice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately east of Polkowice and north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.The village has a...
and
ŻukówŻuków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Polkowice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
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