Gmina Bogatynia is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Zgorzelec County , Lower Silesian Voivodeship , in south-western Poland , bordering both the Czech Republic and Germany . Its seat is the town of Bogatynia , which lies approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) south of Zgorzelec , and 147 kilometres (91 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław .
4-596: The gmina covers an area of 136.17 square kilometres (52.6 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 23,083. Gmina Bogatynia is bordered by the town of Zawidów and the gmina of Zgorzelec . It also borders the Czech Republic and Germany . Apart from the town of Bogatynia , the gmina contains the villages of Białopole , Bratków , Działoszyn , Jasna Góra , Kopaczów , Krzewina , Lutogniewice , Opolno-Zdrój , Porajów , Posada , Rybarzowice , Sieniawka , Wolanów and Wyszków . Gmina Bogatynia
8-531: Is twinned with: Zawid%C3%B3w Zawidów [zaˈvʲiduf] ( German : Seidenberg ) is a town in Zgorzelec County , Lower Silesian Voivodeship , in south-western Poland , at the Czech border. The town lies some 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-south-east of Zgorzelec and 139 kilometres (86 mi) west of the regional capital, Wrocław . As of 2019, the town had a population of 4,180. In
12-708: The Early Middle Ages , Zawidów was a stronghold of the Bieżuńczanie tribe, one of the old Polish tribes . In the early 11th century it was included in the early Polish state by Bolesław I the Brave . The settlement was first mentioned in 1186. In the 14th century it became part of the Bohemian (Czech) Kingdom . It was granted town rights in 1369. In 1397 a school was founded. The town suffered from fires in 1427, 1433, 1469, 1769 and 1834. In 1635 it passed to
16-702: The Electorate of Saxony and from 1697 was also under the rule of the Kings of Poland. As a result of the Thirty Years' War , Protestants from the Czech Kingdom settled there. In 1815 it fell to Prussia , and between 1871 and 1945 it was part of unified Germany . During World War II the German administration confiscated two historic church bells from the local church for armaments. After World War II,
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