Gmina Pilchowice Explained

Gmina Pilchowice
Other Name:Pilchowice Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gliwice
Coor Pinpoint:Pilchowice
Coordinates:50.2153°N 18.5611°W
Area Total Km2:67.51
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:11945
Population Density Km2:auto
Seat:Pilchowice
Website:https://pilchowice.pl/

Gmina Pilchowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Pilchowice, which lies approximately 11km (07miles) south-west of Gliwice and 320NaN0 west of the regional capital Katowice.

The gmina covers an area of 67.51km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 11,945.

The gmina contains part of the protected area called Rudy Landscape Park.

Villages

Gmina Pilchowice contains the villages and settlements of Kuźnia Nieborowska, Leboszowice, Nieborowice, Pilchowice, Stanica, Wilcza and Żernica.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Pilchowice is bordered by the towns of Gliwice, Knurów and Rybnik, and by the gminas of Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Kuźnia Raciborska and Sośnicowice.

Twin towns – sister cities

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

References

50.2153°N 18.5611°W

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. 2020-03-13.
  2. Web site: Gmina Partnerska Bobritzsch-Hilbersdorf. pilchowice.pl. Gmina Pilchowice. pl. 2020-03-13.