Lwówek County

County in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Lwówek County

Powiat lwówecki

County

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Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates: 51°7′N 15°35′E﻿ / ﻿51.117°N 15.583°E﻿ / 51.117; 15.583
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Lower Silesian
Seat| Lwówek Śląski
Gminas|

Total 5

* Gmina Gryfów Śląski
* Gmina Lubomierz
* Gmina Lwówek Śląski
* Gmina Mirsk
* Gmina Wleń

Area

• Total| 709.94 km2 (274.11 sq mi)
Population

(2019-06-30[1])

• Total| 45,975
• Density| 65/km2 (170/sq mi)
• Urban

| 23,129
• Rural

| 22,846
Car plates| DLW
Website| https://powiatlwowecki.pl/

Lwówek County (Polish: powiat lwówecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) 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 709.9 square kilometres (274.1 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Lwówek Śląski, and it also contains the towns of Gryfów Śląski, Mirsk, Wleń and Lubomierz.

As of 2019 the total population of the county is 45,975, the most populated towns are Lwówek Śląski with 8,869 inhabitants and Gryfów Śląski with 6,636 inhabitants.

## Neighbouring counties

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Lwówek County is bordered by Lubań County to the west, Bolesławiec County to the north, Złotoryja County to the east and Jelenia Góra County to the south. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south.

## Administrative division

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The county is subdivided into five gminas (all of them urban-rural, centred on the five towns). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina | Type | Area
(km2) | Population
(2019) | Seat

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Gmina Lwówek Śląski | urban-rural  | 240.4  | 17,239  | Lwówek Śląski
Gmina Gryfów Śląski | urban-rural  | 66.6  | 9,697  | Gryfów Śląski
Gmina Mirsk | urban-rural  | 186.6  | 8,622  | Mirsk
Gmina Lubomierz | urban-rural  | 130.4  | 6,192  | Lubomierz
Gmina Wleń | urban-rural  | 86.0  | 4,225  | Wleń

## References

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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 2020-02-14.

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Lwówek Śląski County

Seat: Lwówek Śląski

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Gryfów Śląski
* Gmina Lubomierz
* Gmina Lwówek Śląski
* Gmina Mirsk
* Gmina Wleń

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Counties of Lower Silesian Voivodeship

City counties|

* Wrocław (capital)
* Jelenia Góra
* Legnica
* Wałbrzych

Land counties|

* Bolesławiec
* Dzierżoniów
* Głogów
* Góra
* Jawor
* Kamienna Góra
* Karkonosze
* Kłodzko
* Legnica
* Lubań
* Lubin
* Lwówek Śląski
* Milicz
* Oława
* Oleśnica
* Polkowice
* Środa Śląska
* Strzelin
* Świdnica
* Trzebnica
* Wałbrzych
* Wołów
* Wrocław
* Ząbkowice Śląskie
* Zgorzelec
* Złotoryja

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