Gmina Marcinowice 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 Świdnica County

Swidnica County

Świdnica 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. The county covers an area of...

, 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 Marcinowice

Marcinowice, Swidnica County

Marcinowice is a village in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Marcinowice. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately east of Świdnica and south-west of the regional capital...

, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Świdnica

Swidnica

Świdnica is a city in south-western Poland in the region of Silesia. It has a population of 60,317 according to 2006 figures. It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, being the seventh largest town in that voivodeship. From 1975–98 it was in the former Wałbrzych Voivodeship...

 and 44 km (27 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The gmina covers an area of 95.91 square kilometres (37 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,476.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Marcinowice is bordered by the gminas of Dzierżoniów

Gmina Dzierzoniów

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

, Łagiewniki, Mietków

Gmina Mietków

Gmina Mietków is a rural gmina in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Mietków, which lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Wrocław....

, Sobótka

Gmina Sobótka

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

, Świdnica

Gmina Swidnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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

 and Żarów

Gmina Zarów

Gmina Żarów is an urban-rural gmina in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Żarów, which lies approximately north-east of Świdnica, and south-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 Biała, Chwałków, Gola Świdnicka

Gola Swidnicka

Gola Świdnicka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Gruszów

Gruszów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Gruszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Kątki

Katki, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Kątki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Klecin

Klecin

Klecin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Krasków

Krasków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Krasków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Marcinowice

Marcinowice, Swidnica County

Marcinowice is a village in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Marcinowice. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately east of Świdnica and south-west of the regional capital...

, Mysłaków, Sady

Sady, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Sady is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. Rebels have recently declared the village independent from the rest of Poland...

, Śmiałowice, Stefanowice

Stefanowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Stefanowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Strzelce

Strzelce, Swidnica County

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

, Szczepanów

Szczepanów, Swidnica County

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

, Tąpadła, Tworzyjanów

Tworzyjanów

Tworzyjanów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Wirki

Wirki, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Wirki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Wiry

Wiry, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Wiry is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately east of Marcinowice, east of Świdnica, and south-west of the regional capital...

 and Zebrzydów

Zebrzydów

Zebrzydów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

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