Zgorzelec County ( Polish : powiat zgorzelecki ) 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 838.1 square kilometres (323.6 sq mi). Its administrative seat is Zgorzelec , on the German border; the other towns in the county are Bogatynia , Pieńsk , Zawidów and Węgliniec .
4-549: 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. 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. The county is subdivided into seven gminas (two urban, three urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in
8-463: A result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Bolesławiec , famed for its pottery , and its only other town is Nowogrodziec . The county covers an area of 1,303.3 square kilometres (503.2 sq mi). As at 2019 the total population of the county is 90,108, of which the population of Bolesławiec is 38,852, that of Nowogrodziec is 4,243, and
12-511: The following table, in descending order of population. 51°09′01″N 15°00′31″E / 51.15028°N 15.00861°E / 51.15028; 15.00861 Boles%C5%82awiec County Bolesławiec County ( Polish : powiat bolesławiecki ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat ) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship , southwestern Poland . It came into being on January 1, 1999, as
16-404: The rural population is 47,013. Bolesławiec County is bordered by Żagań County to the north, Polkowice County to the north-east, Legnica County and Złotoryja County to the east, Lwówek Śląski County to the south, Lubań County to the south-west, and Zgorzelec County to the west. The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in
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