Gmina Węgliniec | |
Other Name: | Węgliniec 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: | 338.44 |
Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
Population Total: | 8351 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 2846 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 5505 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Węgliniec |
Coordinates: | 51.2883°N 15.2256°W |
Seat: | Węgliniec |
Website: | http://www.wegliniec.pl |
Gmina Węgliniec is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Węgliniec, which lies approximately 22km (14miles) north-east of Zgorzelec, and 128km (80miles) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The gmina covers an area of 338.44km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 8,351.
Gmina Węgliniec is bordered by the town of Gozdnica and the gminas of Iłowa, Nowogrodziec, Osiecznica, Pieńsk and Przewóz.
Apart from the town of Węgliniec, the gmina contains the villages of Czerwona Woda, Dębówek, Jagodzin, Kieszków, Kościelna Wieś, Kuźnica, Łężek, Okrąglica, Piaseczna, Piaski, Polana, Ruszów, Stary Węgliniec and Zielonka.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland. Gmina Węgliniec is twinned with:[2]