Gmina Gorzyce, Silesian Voivodeship

Gmina Gorzyce is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Czech border. Its seat is the village of Gorzyce, which lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Wodzisław Śląski and 54 km (34 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice. It is close to where the A1 motorway crosses the border into the Czech Republic to/from Poland

For other places with the same name, see Gmina Gorzyce.
Gmina Gorzyce
Gorzyce Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms of Gmina Gorzyce
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Gorzyce): 49°57′34″N 18°23′53″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyWodzisław
SeatGorzyce
Government
 • MayorDaniel Jakubczyk
Area
 • Total64.47 km2 (24.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total21,285
 • Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Websitehttp://www.gorzyce.pl

The gmina covers an area of 64.47 square kilometres (24.9 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 21,285.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Gorzyce is bordered by the town of Wodzisław Śląski and by the gminas of Godów, Krzyżanowice and Lubomia. It also borders the Czech Republic.

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Gmina Gorzyce is twinned with:[2]

See also

References
  1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  2. "Współpraca międzynarodowa i międzygminna". gorzyce.pl (in Polish). Gmina Gorzyce. Retrieved 2021-03-02.


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