Gmina Gorzyce, Silesian Voivodeship
Gmina Gorzyce
Gorzyce Commune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates (Gorzyce): 49°57′34″N 18°23′53″E / 49.95944°N 18.39806°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Wodzisław |
| Seat | Gorzyce |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Jakubczyk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.47 km2 (24.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
| • Total | 21,285 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Website | http://www.gorzyce.pl |
Gmina Gorzyce is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Czech border. Its seat is the village of Gorzyce, which lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Wodzisław Śląski and 54 km (34 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice. It is close to where the A1 motorway crosses the border into the Czech Republic to/from Poland
The gmina covers an area of 64.47 square kilometres (24.9 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 21,285.
Neighbouring gminas
[edit]Gmina Gorzyce is bordered by the town of Wodzisław Śląski and by the gminas of Godów, Krzyżanowice and Lubomia. It also borders the Czech Republic.
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Gmina Gorzyce is twinned with:[2]
Bohumín, Czech Republic- Dolní Lutyně, Czech Republic
Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
Stará Bystrica, Slovakia
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Współpraca międzynarodowa i międzygminna". gorzyce.pl (in Polish). Gmina Gorzyce. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
External links
[edit]- Official Gmina Gorzyce website (in Polish)
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