Gmina Janowice Wielkie is a rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Jelenia Góra County

Jelenia Góra County

Jelenia Góra County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998....

, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...

, in south-western Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. Its seat is the village of Janowice Wielkie

Janowice Wielkie

Janowice Wielkie is a village in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Janowice Wielkie. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany...

, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) east of Jelenia Góra

Jelenia Góra

----Jelenia Góra is a city in Lower Silesia, south-western Poland. The name of the city means "deer mountain" in Polish, Czech and German. It is close to the Krkonoše mountain range running along the Polish-Czech border – ski resorts such as Karpacz and Szklarska Poręba can be found...

 and 84 km (52 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The gmina covers an area of 58.09 square kilometres (22.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,066.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Janowice Wielkie is bordered by the towns of Jelenia Góra

Jelenia Góra

----Jelenia Góra is a city in Lower Silesia, south-western Poland. The name of the city means "deer mountain" in Polish, Czech and German. It is close to the Krkonoše mountain range running along the Polish-Czech border – ski resorts such as Karpacz and Szklarska Poręba can be found...

 and Wojcieszów

Wojcieszów

Wojcieszów is a town in Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.The town lies approximately south of Złotoryja, and west of the regional capital Wrocław....

 and the gminas of Bolków

Gmina Bolków

Gmina Bolków is an urban-rural gmina in Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Bolków, which lies approximately south-west of Jawor and west of the regional capital Wrocław....

, Jeżów Sudecki

Gmina Jezów Sudecki

Gmina Jeżów Sudecki is a rural gmina in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Jeżów Sudecki, which lies approximately north of Jelenia Góra and west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...

, Kamienna Góra

Gmina Kamienna Góra

Gmina Kamienna Góra is a rural gmina in Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Kamienna Góra, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, Marciszów

Gmina Marciszów

Gmina Marciszów is a rural gmina in Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Marciszów, which lies approximately north-west of Kamienna Góra and south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006...

, Mysłakowice and Świerzawa

Gmina Swierzawa

Gmina Świerzawa is an urban-rural gmina in Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Świerzawa, which lies approximately south of Złotoryja, and west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

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Villages

The gmina contains the villages of Janowice Wielkie

Janowice Wielkie

Janowice Wielkie is a village in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Janowice Wielkie. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany...

, Komarno

Komarno, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Komarno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janowice Wielkie, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Miedzianka

Miedzianka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Miedzianka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janowice Wielkie, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Mniszków

Mniszków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Mniszków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janowice Wielkie, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately south-east of Janowice Wielkie, east of Jelenia Góra, and west of the regional...

, Radomierz

Radomierz, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Radomierz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janowice Wielkie, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately north of Janowice Wielkie, east of Jelenia Góra, and west of the regional...

 and Trzcińsko

Trzcinsko

Trzcińsko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janowice Wielkie, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

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