Oleśnica County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

) in 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...

, south-western 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...

. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of 1049.7 square kilometres (405.3 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Oleśnica

Olesnica

Oleśnica is a town in the Trzebnickie Hills in southwestern Poland with 36,951 inhabitants . It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship...

, and it also contains the towns of Syców

Syców

Syców is a town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Syców....

, Twardogóra

Twardogóra

Twardogóra is a town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Twardogóra. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. On 23 January 1945 the town was taken by the Red Army and later the same year became a part of...

, Bierutów

Bierutów

Bierutów is a town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Bierutów. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany...

 and Międzybórz

Miedzybórz

Międzybórz may refer to the following places in Poland:*Międzybórz, also known as Międzybórz Sycowski, town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Międzybórz, Greater Poland Voivodeship...

.

As at 2006 the total population of the county is 103,366, out of which the population of Oleśnica

Olesnica

Oleśnica is a town in the Trzebnickie Hills in southwestern Poland with 36,951 inhabitants . It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship...

 is 36,951, that of Syców

Syców

Syców is a town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Syców....

 is 10,712, that of Twardogóra

Twardogóra

Twardogóra is a town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Twardogóra. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. On 23 January 1945 the town was taken by the Red Army and later the same year became a part of...

 is 6,866, that of Bierutów

Bierutów

Bierutów is a town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Bierutów. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany...

 is 5,066, that of Międzybórz

Miedzybórz

Międzybórz may refer to the following places in Poland:*Międzybórz, also known as Międzybórz Sycowski, town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Międzybórz, Greater Poland Voivodeship...

 is 2,356, and the rural population is 41,415.

Neighbouring counties

Oleśnica County is bordered by Milicz County

Milicz County

Milicz 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...

 and Ostrów Wielkopolski County

Ostrów Wielkopolski County

Ostrów Wielkopolski County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Ostrów...

 to the north, Ostrzeszów County

Ostrzeszów County

Ostrzeszów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Ostrzeszów,...

, Kępno County

Kepno County

Kępno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Kępno, which lies ...

 and Namysłów County to the east, Oława County to the south, and Wrocław County and Trzebnica County

Trzebnica County

Trzebnica 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...

 to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into eight 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...

s (one urban, four urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Oleśnica Olesnica Oleśnica is a town in the Trzebnickie Hills in southwestern Poland with 36,951 inhabitants . It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship...	urban	21.0	36,951
Gmina Syców Gmina Syców Gmina Syców is an urban-rural gmina in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Syców, which lies approximately north-east of Oleśnica, and north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	urban-rural	144.8	16,330	Syców Syców Syców is a town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Syców....
Gmina Twardogóra Gmina Twardogóra Gmina Twardogóra is an urban-rural gmina in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Twardogóra, which lies approximately north of Oleśnica, and north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	urban-rural	168.0	12,879	Twardogóra Twardogóra Twardogóra is a town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Twardogóra. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. On 23 January 1945 the town was taken by the Red Army and later the same year became a part of...
Gmina Oleśnica Gmina Olesnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Gmina Oleśnica is a rural gmina in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Oleśnica, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....	rural	243.4	11,372	Oleśnica Olesnica Oleśnica is a town in the Trzebnickie Hills in southwestern Poland with 36,951 inhabitants . It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship...  *
Gmina Bierutów Gmina Bierutów Gmina Bierutów is an urban-rural gmina in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Bierutów, which lies approximately south-east of Oleśnica, and east of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	urban-rural	147.1	10,203	Bierutów Bierutów Bierutów is a town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Bierutów. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany...
Gmina Dobroszyce Gmina Dobroszyce Gmina Dobroszyce is a rural gmina in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Dobroszyce, which lies approximately north-west of Oleśnica, and north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	rural	131.7	6,071	Dobroszyce Dobroszyce Dobroszyce is a village in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Dobroszyce. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
Gmina Międzybórz Gmina Miedzybórz Gmina Międzybórz is an urban-rural gmina in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Międzybórz, which lies approximately north-east of Oleśnica, and north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...	urban-rural	88.6	5,016	Międzybórz Miedzybórz Międzybórz may refer to the following places in Poland:*Międzybórz, also known as Międzybórz Sycowski, town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Międzybórz, Greater Poland Voivodeship...
Gmina Dziadowa Kłoda	rural	105.1	4,544	Dziadowa Kłoda
* seat not part of the gmina