Gmina Zgorzelec 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 Zgorzelec County

Zgorzelec County

Zgorzelec County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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...

, 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 German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 border. Its seat is the town of Zgorzelec

Zgorzelec

Zgorzelec is a town in south-western Poland with 33,278 inhabitants . It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of Zgorzelec County, and also of the smaller district of Gmina Zgorzelec...

, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.

The gmina covers an area of 136.02 square kilometres (52.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,889.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Zgorzelec is bordered by the town of Zgorzelec

Zgorzelec

Zgorzelec is a town in south-western Poland with 33,278 inhabitants . It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of Zgorzelec County, and also of the smaller district of Gmina Zgorzelec...

 and by the gminas of Bogatynia

Gmina Bogatynia

Gmina Bogatynia is an urban-rural gmina in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, bordering both the Czech Republic and Germany...

, Lubań

Gmina Luban

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

, Pieńsk

Gmina Piensk

Gmina Pieńsk is an urban-rural gmina in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the German border...

, Siekierczyn and Sulików

Gmina Sulików

Gmina Sulików is a rural gmina in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the Czech border...

. It also borders Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

.

Villages

The gmina contains the villages of Białogórze, Gozdanin

Gozdanin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Gozdanin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgorzelec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Gronów

Gronów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Gronów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgorzelec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Jędrzychowice

Jedrzychowice, Zgorzelec County

Jędrzychowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgorzelec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Jerzmanki

Jerzmanki

Jerzmanki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgorzelec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Kostrzyna

Kostrzyna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Kostrzyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgorzelec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately south of Zgorzelec and west of the regional capital...

, Koźlice

Kozlice, Zgorzelec County

Koźlice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgorzelec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately south of Zgorzelec and west of the regional capital...

, Koźmin

Kozmin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Koźmin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgorzelec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Kunów

Kunów, Zgorzelec County

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

, Łagów, Łomnica, Niedów, Osiek Łużycki, Pokrzywnik

Pokrzywnik, Zgorzelec County

Pokrzywnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgorzelec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately north-east of Zgorzelec and west of the regional capital...

, Przesieczany

Przesieczany

Przesieczany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgorzelec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Radomierzyce

Radomierzyce, Zgorzelec County

Radomierzyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgorzelec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Ręczyn

Reczyn

Ręczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgorzelec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Sławnikowice, Spytków

Spytków

Spytków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgorzelec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately south of Zgorzelec and west of the regional capital...

, Trójca

Trójca, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Trójca is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgorzelec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Tylice

Tylice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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

 and Żarska Wieś

Zarska Wies

Żarska Wieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgorzelec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately north-east of Zgorzelec and west of the regional capital...

.