Zgorzelec County

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Zgorzelec County

Powiat zgorzelecki
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Location within the voivodeship
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Seat Zgorzelec
Gminas
Area
  Total838.11 km2 (323.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30 [1] )
  Total89,612
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
   Urban
60,664
  Rural
28,948
Car plates DZG
Website http://www.powiat.zgorzelec.pl

Zgorzelec County (Polish : powiat zgorzelecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. It is situated in the extreme south-west of Poland, bordering both Germany and the Czech Republic. The county covers an area of 838.1 square kilometres (323.6 sq mi). Its administrative seat is Zgorzelec, on the German border; the other towns in the county are Bogatynia, Pieńsk, Zawidów and Węgliniec.

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As of 2019 the total population of the county is 89,612. The most populated towns are Zgorzelec with 30,374 inhabitants and Bogatynia with 17,436 inhabitants.

Neighbouring counties

Zgorzelec County is bordered by Żary County and Żagań County to the north, and Bolesławiec County and Lubań County to the east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south and Germany to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Zgorzelec urban15.930,374 
Gmina Bogatynia urban-rural136.223,083 Bogatynia
Gmina Pieńsk urban-rural110.39,068 Pieńsk
Gmina Zgorzelec rural136.08,504 Zgorzelec*
Gmina Węgliniec urban-rural338.48,351 Węgliniec
Gmina Sulików rural95.26,052 Sulików
Zawidów urban6.14,180 
* seat not part of the gmina

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References

  1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.

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