Gmina Mirsk is an urban 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 Lwówek Śląski County

Lwówek Slaski County

Lwówek Śląski 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...

, on the Czech

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 border. Its seat is the town of Mirsk

Mirsk

Mirsk is a town in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Mirsk, close to the Czech border...

, which lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Lwówek Śląski

Lwówek Slaski

Lwówek Śląski is a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland. Situated on the Bóbr River, Lwówek Śląski is about 30 km NNW of Jelenia Góra and has a population of about 10,300 inhabitants...

, and 118 kilometres (73 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The gmina covers an area of 186.57 square kilometres (72 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,098 (out of which the population of Mirsk amounts to 4,136, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,962).

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Mirsk is bordered by the towns of Świeradów-Zdrój

Swieradów-Zdrój

Świeradów-Zdrój is a spa town in Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland near the border with the Czech Republic. The town is located in the Kwisa valley of the Jizera Mountains, a part of the Sudetes range. It lies approximately south of Lubań, and west of the...

 and Szklarska Poręba

Szklarska Poreba

Szklarska Poręba is a town in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. The town has a population of around 7,000...

, and the gminas of Gryfów Śląski

Gmina Gryfów Slaski

Gmina Gryfów Śląski is an urban-rural gmina in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Leśna

Gmina Lesna

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

, Lubomierz

Gmina Lubomierz

Gmina Lubomierz is an urban-rural gmina in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

 and Stara Kamienica

Gmina Stara Kamienica

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

. It also borders the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

.

Villages

Apart from the town of Mirsk

Mirsk

Mirsk is a town in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Mirsk, close to the Czech border...

, the gmina contains the villages of Brzeziniec

Brzeziniec, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Brzeziniec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mirsk, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Gajówka

Gajówka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Gajówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mirsk, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Giebułtów, Gierczyn

Gierczyn

Gierczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mirsk, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany...

, Grudza

Grudza

Grudza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mirsk, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Kamień

Kamien, Lwówek Slaski County

Kamień is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mirsk, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Karłowiec, Kłopotnica, Kotlina

Kotlina, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Kotlina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mirsk, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Krobica

Krobica

Krobica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mirsk, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Kwieciszowice

Kwieciszowice

Kwieciszowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mirsk, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.The village has a population of 135....

, Mlądz

Mladz, Lwówek Slaski County

Mlądz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mirsk, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately south-east of Mirsk, south-west of Lwówek Śląski, and west of...

, Mroczkowice

Mroczkowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Mroczkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mirsk, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

, Orłowice, Proszowa

Proszowa

Proszowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mirsk, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Przecznica

Przecznica

Przecznica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mirsk, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

 and Rębiszów

Rebiszów

Rębiszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mirsk, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.The village has a population of 700....

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Sources

• Polish official population figures 2006