Gmina Siewierz Explained

Gmina Siewierz
Other Name:Siewierz Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Będzin
Area Total Km2:115.76
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:12460
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:5581
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:6879
Coor Pinpoint:Siewierz
Coordinates:50.4733°N 19.2331°W
Seat:Siewierz
Website:http://www.siewierz.pl

Gmina Siewierz is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Siewierz, which lies approximately 18km (11miles) north-east of Będzin and 300NaN0 north-east of the regional capital Katowice.

The gmina covers an area of 115.76km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 12,460.

Villages

Apart from the town of Siewierz, Gmina Siewierz contains the villages and settlements of Brudzowice, Czekanka, Dzierżawa, Dziewki, Gołuchowice, Hektary, Kuźnica Piaskowa, Kuźnica Podleśna, Kuźnica Warężyńska, Leśniaki, Marcinków, Nowa Wioska, Podwarężyn, Podwarpie, Przedwarężyn, Słowik, Tuliszów, Warężyn, Wojkowice Kościelne, Zawarpie and Żelisławice.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Siewierz is bordered by the towns of Dąbrowa Górnicza, Myszków and Poręba, and by the gminas of Koziegłowy, Łazy, Mierzęcice and Ożarowice.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland. Gmina Siewierz 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: Testvérvárosok. edeleny.hu. Edelény. hu. 2020-03-11.