Racibórz County

County in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Racibórz County

Powiat raciborski

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within Silesian Voivodeship

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Racibórz): 50°5′N 18°14′E﻿ / ﻿50.083°N 18.233°E﻿ / 50.083; 18.233
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Silesian
Seat| Racibórz
Gminas|

Total 8 (incl. 1 urban)

* Racibórz
* Gmina Kornowac
* Gmina Krzanowice
* Gmina Krzyżanowice
* Gmina Kuźnia Raciborska
* Gmina Nędza
* Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie
* Gmina Rudnik

Area

• Total

| 543.98 km2 (210.03 sq mi)
Population

(2019-06-30[1])

• Total

| 108,388
• Density| 200/km2 (520/sq mi)
• Urban

| 62,294
• Rural

| 46,094
Car plates| SRC
Website| http://www.powiatraciborski.pl

Racibórz County (Polish: powiat raciborski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Racibórz, which lies 58 kilometres (36 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice. The county also contains the towns of Kuźnia Raciborska, lying 16 km (10 mi) north of Racibórz, and Krzanowice, 11 km (7 mi) south-west of Racibórz.

The county covers an area of 543.98 square kilometres (210.0 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 108,388, out of which the population of Racibórz is 54,778, that of Kuźnia Raciborska is 5,359, that of Krzanowice is 2,157, and the rural population is 46,094.

## Neighbouring counties

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Racibórz County is bordered by Głubczyce County to the west, Kędzierzyn-Koźle County to the north, Gliwice County to the north-east, and the city of Rybnik, Rybnik County and Wodzisław County to the east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south.

## Administrative division

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The county is subdivided into eight gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

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

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|
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Racibórz | urban  | 75.0  | 54,778  |
Gmina Kuźnia Raciborska | urban-rural  | 126.8  | 11,851  | Kuźnia Raciborska
Gmina Krzyżanowice | rural  | 69.7  | 11,301  | Krzyżanowice
Gmina Nędza | rural  | 57.1  | 7,433  | Nędza
Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie | rural  | 68.1  | 6,908  | Pietrowice Wielkie
Gmina Krzanowice | urban-rural  | 47.1  | 5,739  | Krzanowice
Gmina Kornowac | rural  | 26.3  | 5,190  | Kornowac
Gmina Rudnik | rural  | 73.9  | 5,188  | Rudnik

## See also

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* Silesia Euroregion

## 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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Gminas of Racibórz County

Urban gminas|

* Racibórz (seat)

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Krzanowice
* Gmina Kuźnia Raciborska

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Kornowac
* Gmina Krzyżanowice
* Gmina Nędza
* Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie
* Gmina Rudnik

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Counties of Silesian Voivodeship

City counties|

* Katowice (capital)
* Bielsko-Biała
* Bytom
* Chorzów
* Częstochowa
* Dąbrowa Górnicza
* Gliwice
* Jastrzębie-Zdrój
* Jaworzno
* Mysłowice
* Piekary Śląskie
* Ruda Śląska
* Rybnik
* Siemianowice Śląskie
* Sosnowiec
* Świętochłowice
* Tychy
* Zabrze
* Żory

Land counties|

* Będzin
* Bielsko
* Bieruń-Lędziny
* Cieszyn
* Częstochowa
* Gliwice
* Kłobuck
* Lubliniec
* Mikołów
* Myszków
* Pszczyna
* Racibórz
* Rybnik
* Tarnowskie Góry
* Wodzisław
* Zawiercie
* Żywiec

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