Marcinowice, Swidnica County
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Marcinowice m is a village in Świdnica County
, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina
) called Gmina Marcinowice
. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany
. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Świdnica
and 44 km (27 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Swidnica County
Świdnica 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...
, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower 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 Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina
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...
) called Gmina Marcinowice
Gmina Marcinowice
Gmina Marcinowice is a rural gmina in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Marcinowice, which lies approximately east of Świdnica and south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Świdnica
Swidnica
Świdnica is a city in south-western Poland in the region of Silesia. It has a population of 60,317 according to 2006 figures. It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, being the seventh largest town in that voivodeship. From 1975–98 it was in the former Wałbrzych Voivodeship...
and 44 km (27 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.