Gmina Wilamowice Explained

Gmina Wilamowice
Other Name:Wilamowice Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bielsko
Area Total Km2:56.72
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:17613
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:3100
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:14513
Coor Pinpoint:Wilamowice
Coordinates:49.9164°N 19.1519°W
Seat:Wilamowice
Website:http://www.gmina.wilamowice.pl

Gmina Wilamowice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Wilamowice, which lies approximately 12km (07miles) north-east of Bielsko-Biała and 390NaN0 south of the regional capital Katowice.It is known for the Wymysorys language, which is spoken by some of the people here, mainly among the Vilamovian ethnic minority in Wilamowice.

The gmina covers an area of 56.72km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 17,613.

Villages

Apart from the town of Wilamowice, Gmina Wilamowice contains the villages and settlements of Dankowice, Hecznarowice, Pisarzowice, Stara Wieś and Zasole Bielańskie.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Wilamowice is bordered by the city of Bielsko-Biała and by the gminas of Bestwina, Brzeszcze, Kęty, Kozy and Miedźna.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland. Gmina Wilamowice 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: Miejscowości partnerskie. gmina.wilamowice.pl. Gmina Wilamowice. pl. 2020-03-11. 2023-01-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20230109171518/https://gmina.wilamowice.pl/artykul/miejscowo-ci-partnerskie. dead.