Gmina Malczyce

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Gmina Malczyce
Malczyce Commune
Gmina
Coordinates(Malczyce): 51°13′N16°29′E / 51.217°N 16.483°E / 51.217; 16.483 Coordinates: 51°13′N16°29′E / 51.217°N 16.483°E / 51.217; 16.483
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Środa Śląska
Seat Malczyce
Sołectwos Chełm, Chomiąża, Dębice, Kwietno, Malczyce, Mazurowice, Rachów, Rusko, Wilczków
Area
 • Total 52.55 km2 (20.29 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 5,975
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Website http://www.malczyce.com

Gmina Malczyce is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Malczyce, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) to the north-west of Środa Śląska, and 41 kilometres (25 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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".

Środa Śląska County County in Lower Silesian, Poland

Środa Śląska 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. The county covers an area of 703.7 square kilometres (271.7 sq mi). Its administrative seat and only town is Środa Śląska.

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 52.55 square kilometres (20.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,975.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Malczyce is bordered by the gminas of Prochowice, Ruja, Środa Śląska, Wądroże Wielkie and Wołów.

Gmina Prochowice is an urban-rural gmina in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Prochowice, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-east of Legnica, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Gmina Ruja is a rural gmina in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Ruja, which lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Legnica, and 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Gmina Środa Śląska is an urban-rural gmina in Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Środa Śląska, which lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Villages

The gmina contains the villages of Chełm, Chomiąża, Dębice, Kwietno, Malczyce, Mazurowice, Rachów, Rusko, Szymanów, Wilczków and Zawadka.

Chełm, Środa Śląska County Village in Lower Silesian, Poland

Chełm is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malczyce, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

Chomiąża, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Village in Lower Silesian, Poland

Chomiąża is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malczyce, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Like most of Silesia, it was first part of Poland, then an independent duchy which was a vassal state of the Kingdom of Bohemia. It became part of the Holy Roman Empire in 1526, then part of Prussia after the Silesian Wars. It remained part of Prussia and later Germany until 1945, when it became part of Poland, which it is still part of today. It was firstr recorded in 1175 as Chomesa, and has since carried the names Chomescha, Kumeise, Kumeyse, Komeise, Cameise, Cames, Camos, Kamos and finally its current name of Chomiaza. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Malczyce, 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Środa Śląska, and 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Dębice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Village in Lower Silesian, Poland

Dębice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malczyce, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

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