Gmina Węgliniec

Gmina Węgliniec
Węgliniec Commune
Gmina

Coat of arms
Coordinates (Węgliniec): 51°17′18″N 15°13′32″E / 51.28833°N 15.22556°E / 51.28833; 15.22556Coordinates: 51°17′18″N 15°13′32″E / 51.28833°N 15.22556°E / 51.28833; 15.22556
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Zgorzelec
Seat Węgliniec
Area
 • Total 338.44 km2 (130.67 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 8,775
 • Density 26/km2 (67/sq mi)
 • Urban 3,072
 • Rural 5,703
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 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-east of Zgorzelec, and 128 kilometres (80 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The gmina covers an area of 338.44 square kilometres (130.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,775 (out of which the population of Węgliniec amounts to 3,072, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,703).

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Węgliniec is bordered by the town of Gozdnica and the gminas of Iłowa, Nowogrodziec, Osiecznica, Pieńsk and Przewóz.

Villages

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.

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