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Wikipedia / Zgorzelec County

Zgorzelec County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. It is situated in the extreme south-west of Poland, bordering both Germany and the Czech Republic. The county covers an area of . Its administrative seat is Zgorzelec, on the German border; the other towns in the county are Bogatynia, Pieńsk, Zawidów and Węgliniec.

As of 2019 the total population of the county is 89,612. The most populated towns are Zgorzelec with 30,374 inhabitants and Bogatynia with 17,436 inhabitants.

Neighbouring counties

Zgorzelec County is bordered by Żary County and Żagań County to the north, and Bolesławiec County and Lubań County to the east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south and Germany to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas (two urban, three urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina

Type

Area(km2)

Population(2019)

Seat

Zgorzelec

urban

15.9

30,374

Gmina Bogatynia

urban-rural

136.2

23,083

Bogatynia

Gmina Pieńsk

urban-rural

110.3

9,068

Pieńsk

Gmina Zgorzelec

rural

136.0

8,504

Zgorzelec*

Gmina Węgliniec

urban-rural

338.4

8,351

Węgliniec

Gmina Sulików

rural

95.2

6,052

Sulików

Zawidów

urban

6.1

4,180

* seat not part of the gmina

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