Gmina Podgórzyn 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 Podgórzyn

Podgórzyn, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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

, which lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west 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 101 km (63 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The gmina covers an area of 82.47 square kilometres (31.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,833.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Podgórzyn 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...

, Karpacz

Karpacz

Karpacz is a spa town and ski resort in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland, and one of the most important centres for mountain hiking and skiing, including ski jumping. Its population is about 5,000...

, Kowary

Kowary

Kowary is a town in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.It lies approximately south-east of Jelenia Góra, and south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.-History:...

 and Piechowice

Piechowice

Piechowice is a town in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.It lies approximately south-west of Jelenia Góra, and west of the regional capital Wrocław....

 and the gmina of Mysłakowice. 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

The gmina contains the villages of Borowice

Borowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Głębock, Marczyce

Marczyce

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

, Miłków, Podgórzyn

Podgórzyn, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Przesieka, Ściegny

Sciegny

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

, Sosnówka

Sosnówka, Jelenia Góra County

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

, Staniszów

Staniszów

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

 and Zachełmie.