Gmina Żarów Explained

Gmina Żarów
Other Name:Żarów Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Świdnica
Area Total Km2:87.98
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:12412
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:6719
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:5693
Coor Pinpoint:Żarów
Coordinates:50.9333°N 45°W
Seat:Żarów
Parts Style:para
Parts Type:Sołectwos
P1:Bożanów
P2:Buków
P3:Gołaszyce
P4:Imbramowice
P5:Kalno
P6:Kruków
P7:Łażany
P8:Marcinowiczki
P9:Mielęcin
P10:Mikoszowa
P11:Mrowiny
P12:Pożarzysko
P13:Przyłęgów
P14:Pyszczyn
P15:Siedlimowice
P16:Wierzbna
P17:Zastruże
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:DSW
Website:https://nowa.um.zarow.pl/

Gmina Żarów is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Żarów, which lies approximately 11km (07miles) north-east of Świdnica, and 45km (28miles) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The gmina covers an area of 87.98km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 12,412).

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Żarów is bordered by the gminas of Jaworzyna Śląska, Kostomłoty, Marcinowice, Mietków, Strzegom, Świdnica and Udanin.

Villages

Apart from the town of Żarów, the gmina contains the villages of Bożanów, Buków, Gołaszyce, Imbramowice, Kalno, Kruków, Łażany, Marcinowiczki, Mielęcin, Mikoszowa, Mrowiny, Pożarzysko, Przyłęgów, Pyszczyn, Siedlimowice, Wierzbna and Zastruże.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland. Gmina Żarów is twinned with:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. 2020-02-14.
  2. Web site: Miasta Partnerskie. nowa.um.zarow.pl. Gmina Żarów. pl. 2020-03-03. 2020-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024002843/https://nowa.um.zarow.pl/gmina-zarow/n,76753,miasta-partnerskie.html. dead.