Gmina Węgliniec

Gmina Węgliniec Węgliniec Commune
Gmina
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates (Węgliniec): 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 km^2 (130.67 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	8,351
• Density	24.67/km^2 (63.91/sq mi)
• Urban	2,846
• Rural	5,505
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 2019 its total population is 8,351.

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, Jagodzin, Kieszków, Kościelna Wieś, Kuźnica, Łężek, Okrąglica, Piaseczna, Piaski, Polana, Ruszów, Stary Węgliniec and Zielonka.

On 1 January 2016, the borders of the gmina changed. This made the small settlement of Dębówek part of the town of Gozdnica, within Żagań County, in the Lubusz Voivodeship.^[2]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Gmina Węgliniec is twinned with:^[3]

• Hå, Norway
• Hodkovice nad Mohelkou, Czech Republic
• Horka, Germany
• Kalvarija, Lithuania
• Rothenburg, Germany
• Vyshnivets, Ukraine

References

1. "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. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
2. "Od 1 stycznia 2016r. nastąpi zmiana granic gminy". Wegliniec24.pl (in Polish). 2015-11-29. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
3. "Partnerzy". wegliniec.pl (in Polish). Gmina Węgliniec. Retrieved 2020-03-04.