Gmina Pieńsk Explained

Gmina Pieńsk
Other Name:Pieńsk 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 Km2:110.33
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:9068
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:5828
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:3240
Coor Pinpoint:Pieńsk
Coordinates:51.2464°N 15.0461°W
Seat:Pieńsk
Parts Style:para
Parts Type:Sołectwos
P1:Bielawa Dolna
P2:Bielawa Górna
P3:Dłużyna Dolna
P4:Dłużyna Górna
P5:Lasów
P6:Stojanów
P7:Żarka nad Nysą
P8:Żarki Średnie
Website:http://www.piensk.com.pl

Gmina Pieńsk is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the German border. Its seat is the town of Pieńsk, which lies approximately 11km (07miles) north of Zgorzelec, and 140km (90miles) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The gmina covers an area of 110.33km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 9,068.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Pieńsk is bordered by the gminas of Lubań, Nowogrodziec, Węgliniec and Zgorzelec. It also borders Germany.

Villages

Apart from the town of Pieńsk, the gmina contains the villages of Bielawa Dolna, Bielawa Górna, Dłużyna Dolna, Dłużyna Górna, Lasów, Stojanów, Strzelno, Żarka nad Nysą and Żarki Średnie.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland. Gmina Pieńsk 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, Gminy i Stowarzyszenia Partnerskie. Gmina Pieńsk. pl. 2022-10-20.