Gmina Bogatynia Explained

Gmina Bogatynia
Other Name:Bogatynia Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Zgorzelec
Area Total Km2:136.17
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:23083
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:17436
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:5647
Coor Pinpoint:Bogatynia
Coordinates:50.9167°N 72°W
Seat:Bogatynia
Website:http://www.bogatynia.pl/

Gmina Bogatynia is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, bordering both the Czech Republic and Germany. Its seat is the town of Bogatynia, which lies approximately 27km (17miles) south of Zgorzelec, and 147km (91miles) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The gmina covers an area of 136.17km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 23,083.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Bogatynia is bordered by the town of Zawidów and the gmina of Zgorzelec. It also borders the Czech Republic and Germany.

Villages

Apart from the town of Bogatynia, the gmina contains the villages of Białopole, Bratków, Działoszyn, Jasna Góra, Kopaczów, Krzewina, Lutogniewice, Opolno-Zdrój, Porajów, Posada, Rybarzowice, Sieniawka, Wolanów and Wyszków.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland. Gmina Bogatynia 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: Bogatynia wspiera Zittau w ubieganiu się o tytuł Europejskiej Stolicy Kultury 2025. bogatynia.pl. Gmina Bogatynia. pl. 2019-05-23. 2020-03-04. 2019-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20190924125954/http://bogatynia.pl/content/view/full/72416. dead.