Gmina Olszyna
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Gmina Olszyna is an urban-rural gmina
(administrative district) in Lubań County
, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
, in south-western Poland
. Its seat is the town of Olszyna
, which lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Lubań
, and 116 kilometres (72 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The gmina covers an area of 47.16 square kilometres (18.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,881 (out of which the population of Olszyna amounts to 4,786, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 2,095).
, Leśna
and Lubań
.
, the gmina contains the villages of Biedrzychowice
, Bożkowice
, Grodnica
, Kałużna, Karłowice, Krzewie Małe, Nowa Świdnica
and Zapusta
.
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 Lubań County
Luban County
Lubań 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 . Its administrative seat and...
, 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 town of Olszyna
Olszyna
Olszyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzebiel, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border. It is the site of a major border crossing on the E36 motorway connecting Berlin, Germany with Wrocław and Kraków in Poland...
, which lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Lubań
Luban
Lubań is a town in southwest Poland north of the Jizera Mountains on the Kwisa river, with 22,137 inhabitants . Situated within the historic Upper Lusatia region, it today belongs to the Lower Silesian Voivodeship...
, and 116 kilometres (72 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The gmina covers an area of 47.16 square kilometres (18.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,881 (out of which the population of Olszyna amounts to 4,786, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 2,095).
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Olszyna is bordered by the gminas of Gryfów ŚląskiGmina 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....
and 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....
.
Villages
Apart from the town of OlszynaOlszyna
Olszyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzebiel, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border. It is the site of a major border crossing on the E36 motorway connecting Berlin, Germany with Wrocław and Kraków in Poland...
, the gmina contains the villages of Biedrzychowice
Biedrzychowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Biedrzychowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszyna, within Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
, Bożkowice
Bozkowice
Bożkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszyna, within Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
, Grodnica
Grodnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Grodnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszyna, within Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
, Kałużna, Karłowice, Krzewie Małe, Nowa Świdnica
Nowa Swidnica
Nowa Świdnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszyna, within Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.-External links:*...
and Zapusta
Zapusta, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Zapusta is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszyna, within Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.The village has an approximate population of 50....
.