Gmina Dzierżoniów

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Gmina Dzierżoniów

Dzierżoniów Commune
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Coordinates(Dzierżoniów): 50°43′N16°33′E / 50.717°N 16.550°E / 50.717; 16.550 Coordinates: 50°43′N16°33′E / 50.717°N 16.550°E / 50.717; 16.550
Country Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Dzierżoniów County
Seat Dzierżoniów
Sołectwos Dobrocin, Jędrzejowice, Jodłownik, Kiełczyn, Książnica, Mościsko, Myśliszów, Nowizna, Ostroszowice, Owiesno, Piława Dolna, Roztocznik, Tuszyn, Uciechów, Włóki
Area
  Total142.05 km2 (54.85 sq mi)
Population
(2006)
  Total9,391
  Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Website http://www.ug.dzierzoniow.pl/

Gmina Dzierżoniów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Dzierżoniów, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.

Gmina administrative division of Poland

The gmina is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. As of 2010 there were 2,478 gminy throughout the country. The word gmina derives from the German word Gemeinde, meaning "community".

Dzierżoniów County County in Lower Silesian, Poland

Dzierżoniów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) 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 also contains four other towns: Bielawa, Niemcza, Pieszyce and Piława Górna. The county covers an area of 478.3 square kilometres (184.7 sq mi).

Lower Silesian Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided.

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The gmina covers an area of 142.05 square kilometres (54.85 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,391.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Dzierżoniów is bordered by the towns of Bielawa, Dzierżoniów, Pieszyce and Piława Górna, and by the gminas of Łagiewniki, Marcinowice, Niemcza, Nowa Ruda, Stoszowice and Świdnica.

Bielawa Place in Lower Silesian, Poland

Bielawa(listen), population 31,988 (2010), is a town in southwestern Poland. Since 1999, it has been situated in Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship. From 1975–1998, it was part of the Wałbrzych Voivodeship, and from the 13th century up to 1945 was inside of Germany territory.

Pieszyce Place in Lower Silesian, Poland

Pieszyce is a town in Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

Piława Górna Place in Lower Silesian, Poland

Piława Górna is a town in Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, in the western part of the Wzgórza Strzelińskie hills. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Dzierżoniów, and 54 kilometres (34 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.

Villages

The gmina contains the villages of Albinów, Borowica, Byszów, Dębowa Góra, Dobrocin, Dobrocinek, Jędrzejowice, Jodłownik, Kiełczyn, Kietlice, Kołaczów, Książnica, Marianówek, Mościsko, Myśliszów, Nowizna, Ostroszowice, Owiesno, Piława Dolna, Roztocznik, Tuszyn, Uciechów, Wiatraczyn and Włóki.

Albinów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dzierżoniów, within Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

Borowica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Village in Lower Silesian, Poland

Borowica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dzierżoniów, within Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 11 km (7 mi) north-east of Dzierżoniów, and 48 km (30 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Byszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dzierżoniów, within Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Gmina Niemcza is an urban-rural gmina in Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Niemcza, which lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Dzierżoniów and 48 km (30 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.

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