Gmina Szczytna is an urban-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 Kłodzko 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 town of Szczytna

Szczytna

Szczytna is a town in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Szczytna, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) west of Kłodzko, and 90 kilometres (56 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The gmina covers an area of 133.16 square kilometres (51.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,325 (out of which the population of Szczytna amounts to 5,234, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 2,091).

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Szczytna is bordered by the towns of Duszniki-Zdrój

Duszniki-Zdrój

Duszniki-Zdrój is a spa town in the Klodzko Valley on the Bystrzyca River in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It is a notable spa town and a major tourist attraction of the area.-Economy:...

 and Kudowa-Zdrój

Kudowa-Zdrój

Kudowa-Zdrój is a town situated in the foothills of the Stołowe Mountains in the southwestern part of Poland, in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, about 400 m above sea level. It has a population of about 10,000...

, and the gminas of Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Kłodzko, Lewin Kłodzki and Radków

Gmina Radków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Gmina Radków is an urban-rural gmina in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Radków, which lies approximately north-west of Kłodzko, and south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

. 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

Apart from the town of Szczytna

Szczytna

Szczytna is a town in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Szczytna, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, the gmina contains the villages of Chocieszów

Chocieszów

Chocieszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczytna, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Dolina

Dolina, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Dolina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczytna, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Łężyce, Niwa

Niwa, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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

, Słoszów, Studzienno

Studzienno

Studzienno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczytna, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, Wolany

Wolany, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Wolany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczytna, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

 and Złotno.

Town twinning

Międzychód

Miedzychód

Międzychód is a town in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, about 75 km west of Poznań. It is the capital of Międzychód County. Population is 10,920 .-Notable residents:* Manuel Joël , philosopher...

, 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...

  Velké Pořiči, 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....

  Tegernheim

Tegernheim

Tegernheim is a municipality in the district of Regensburg in Bavaria in Germany....

, 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...

  Dippoldiswalde

Dippoldiswalde

Dippoldiswalde is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, administrative center of the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district. It is situated 23 km east of Freiberg, and 18 km south of Dresden....

, 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...

  Náměšť na Hané

Námešt na Hané

Náměšť na Hané is a market town in Olomouc Region, Czech Republic. It is located at around ....

, 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....