Strzelin 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 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 622.3 square kilometres (240.3 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Strzelin

Strzelin

Strzelin is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is located on the Oława river, a tributary of the Oder, about south of the region's capital Wrocław. The town is the seat of Strzelin County and also of the smaller municipality of Strzelin...

, and its only other town is Wiązów

Wiazów

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

.

As at 2006 the total population of the county is 44,146, out of which the population of Strzelin is 12,192, that of Wiązów is 2,230, and the rural population is 29,724.

Neighbouring counties

Strzelin County is bordered by Wrocław County to the north, Oława County to the north-east, Brzeg County

Brzeg County

Brzeg County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Opole Voivodeship, south-western 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 Brzeg, which lies north-west...

 to the east, Nysa County

Nysa County

Nysa County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, on the Czech border. 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 Nysa,...

 to the south, Ząbkowice Śląskie County

Zabkowice Slaskie County

Ząbkowice Śląskie 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 south-west and Dzierżoniów County

Dzierzoniów County

Dzierżoniów 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. Its administrative seat is the town of Dzierżoniów, and it...

 to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into five 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 (two urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Strzelin Gmina Strzelin Gmina Strzelin is an urban-rural gmina in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Strzelin, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Wrocław....	urban-rural	171.7	21,656	Strzelin Strzelin Strzelin is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is located on the Oława river, a tributary of the Oder, about south of the region's capital Wrocław. The town is the seat of Strzelin County and also of the smaller municipality of Strzelin...
Gmina Wiązów Gmina Wiazów Gmina Wiązów is an urban-rural gmina in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Wiązów, which lies approximately east of Strzelin, and south of the regional capital Wrocław....	urban-rural	141.8	7,372	Wiązów Wiazów Wiązów is a town in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Wiązów. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany...
Gmina Przeworno Gmina Przeworno Gmina Przeworno is a rural gmina in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Przeworno, which lies approximately south of Strzelin, and south of the regional capital Wrocław....	rural	112.0	5,255	Przeworno Przeworno Przeworno is a village in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Przeworno. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
Gmina Borów Gmina Borów Gmina Borów is a rural gmina in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Borów, which lies approximately north-west of Strzelin, and south of the regional capital Wrocław....	rural	98.7	5,207	Borów Borów, Strzelin County Borów is a village in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Borów. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
Gmina Kondratowice Gmina Kondratowice Gmina Kondratowice is a rural gmina in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Kondratowice, which lies approximately west of Strzelin, and south of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	rural	98.1	4,656	Kondratowice Kondratowice Kondratowice is a village in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Kondratowice. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....