Gmina Kobierzyce 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 Wrocław County, 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 Kobierzyce

Kobierzyce

Kobierzyce is a village in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Kobierzyce. Prior to 1945 it belonged to Germany. It lies approximately south-west of the capital of Lower Silesian Voievodship...

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The gmina covers an area of 149.11 square kilometres (57.6 sq mi), and as of 2008 its total population is 14,508.

The gmina has a revenue per capita of 8096 PLN (~3000 $) and is a one of the highest result (in 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...

. Gmina Kobierzyce is located near the city Wrocław and to the North part (in Bielany Wrocławskie) there are the biggest shopping centre in Poland and one of the biggest in a Europe (Centrum Bielany, Castorama, Ikea, Obi, Tesco, "Piotr i Paweł", Makro, Black Red White, Office Depot, Komfort, Euro RTV AGD, Electro World, Media Markt, Auchan, Agata Meble, Leroy Merlin and other kinds of shops). Near the Biskupice Podgórne

Biskupice Podgórne

Biskupice Podgórne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobierzyce, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

 there is a LG-Philips factory, which produces liquid crystal

Liquid crystal

Liquid crystals are a state of matter that have properties between those of a conventional liquid and those of a solid crystal. For instance, an LC may flow like a liquid, but its molecules may be oriented in a crystal-like way. There are many different types of LC phases, which can be...

 visual display units, and a Toshiba Corporation site. The A4 and A8 motorways and E67 and E261 European routes pass through the gmina.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kobierzyce is bordered by the town of Wrocław and the gminas of Borów

Gmina Borów

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

, Jordanów Śląski

Gmina Jordanów Slaski

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

, Kąty Wrocławskie, Siechnice, 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....

 and Żórawina

Gmina Zórawina

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

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Villages

The gmina contains the villages of Bąki

Baki, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Bielany Wrocławskie, Biskupice Podgórne

Biskupice Podgórne

Biskupice Podgórne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobierzyce, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Budziszów, Chrzanów

Chrzanów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Cieszyce

Cieszyce, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Damianowice

Damianowice

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

, Dobkowice

Dobkowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Domasław, Jaszowice

Jaszowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Kobierzyce

Kobierzyce

Kobierzyce is a village in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Kobierzyce. Prior to 1945 it belonged to Germany. It lies approximately south-west of the capital of Lower Silesian Voievodship...

, Królikowice

Królikowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Krzyżowice

Krzyzowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Krzyżowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobierzyce, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately north-west of Kobierzyce and south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.-References:...

, Księginice, Kuklice

Kuklice

Kuklice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobierzyce, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately south-east of Kobierzyce and south of the regional capital Wrocław.-References:...

, Magnice

Magnice

Magnice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobierzyce, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately north-east of Kobierzyce and south of the regional capital Wrocław.The village has a...

, Małuszów, Nowiny

Nowiny, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Nowiny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobierzyce, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately north of Kobierzyce and south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.-References:...

, Owsianka

Owsianka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Owsianka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobierzyce, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately west of Kobierzyce and south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.-References:...

, Pełczyce, Pustków Wilczkowski

Pustków Wilczkowski

Pustków Wilczkowski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobierzyce, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately south of Kobierzyce and south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.-References:...

, Pustków Żurawski

Pustków Zurawski

Pustków Żurawski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobierzyce, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately west of Kobierzyce and south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.-References:...

, Racławice Wielkie, Rolantowice

Rolantowice

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

, Ślęza

Sleza, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Solna

Solna, Poland

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

, Szczepankowice

Szczepankowice

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

, Tyniec Mały, Tyniec nad Ślęzą

Tyniec nad Sleza

Tyniec nad Ślęzą is a village in the Administrative District of Gmina Kobierzyce, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.It lies approximately south of the regional capital Wrocław....

, Wierzbice

Wierzbice

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

, Wysoka, Żerniki Małe and Żurawice

Zurawice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Żurawice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobierzyce, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.-References:...

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