Wrocław metropolitan area

Urban area in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Wrocław metropolitan area

Aglomeracja wrocławska

Wrocław agglomeration

Urban area

* From top, left to right: Wrocław Old Town
* Cathedral Island with the Wrocław Cathedral
* Palace in Jelcz-Laskowice
* Renaissance castle in Oleśnica
* Wrocław Główny railway station

Wrocław metropolitan area in green, while city core in yellow

Wrocław metropolitan area

Coordinates: 51°6′28.4″N 17°2′18.6″E﻿ / ﻿51.107889°N 17.038500°E﻿ / 51.107889; 17.038500
Country| Poland
Voivodeship| Lower Silesian
Area

• Metro

| 3,627 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Population

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• Metro

| 1,250,000
• Metro density| 340/km2 (890/sq mi)
GDP

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• Metro| €16.579 billion (2021)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Primary airport| Wrocław Airport
Highways|
Website| aglomeracja.wroclaw.pl

The Wrocław metropolitan area is a monocentric agglomeration in the south-western part of Poland, in the Lower Silesian Voivodship, consisting of the city of Wrocław (a global Gamma-level metropolis) and its satellite towns. The population living in the agglomeration is about 1.25 million people.

In the case of the Wrocław agglomeration, its area is not strongly urbanized in its entirety. The agglomeration is defined as an area that is economically and geographically linked to Wrocław.

## Cities and towns

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Data from GUS, with population included (30.06.2023)

* Wrocław – 674,132
* Oleśnica – 35,210
* Oława – 33,183
* Jelcz-Laskowice – 15,088
* Trzebnica – 13,624
* Brzeg Dolny – 12,565
* Wołów – 12,043
* Strzelin – 11,956
* Siechnice – 10,797
* Milicz 10,785
* Kiełczów – 10,569
* Syców – 9,928
* Środa Śląska – 9,548
* Oborniki Śląskie – 8,992
* Kąty Wrocławskie – 7,171
* Sobótka – 6,997
* Twardogóra – 6,207
* Żmigród – 6,205
* Smolec – 5,384
* Bielany Wrocławskie – 4,495
* Bierutów – 4,481
* Długołęka – 4,127

## Development Agency

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Population density per gmina in Southern Poland, 2016

In 2005, the city of Wroclaw and seven municipalities set up a company called Agencja Rozwoju Aglomeracji Wrocławskiej SA (ARAW, Wroclaw Agglomeration Development Agency).[3][4] At present, its shareholders include 30 municipalities from the districts:

Wroclaw Agglomeration Development Agency logo

* Wrocław County
* Czernica
* Długołęka
* Kąty Wrocławskie
* Kobierzyce
* Siechnice
* Wrocław
* Żórawina
* Trzebnica County
* Oborniki Śląskie
* Prusice
* Trzebnica
* Wisznia Mała
* Żmigród
* Środa Śląska County
* Kostomłoty
* Malczyce
* Miękinia
* Środa Śląska
* Udanin
* Strzelin County
* Strzelin
* Oława County
* Domaniów
* Oława
* Jelcz-Laskowice
* Oleśnica County
* Dobroszyce
* Oleśnica
* Bierutów
* Twardogóra
* Milicz County
* Krośnice
* Milicz
* Wołów County
* Brzeg Dolny
* Wołów
* Świdnica County
* Świdnica

## Economy

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In 2021 Wrocław's gross metropolitan product was €15.2 billion. This puts Wrocław in 165th place among cities in European Union.[5]

## Wrocław Agglomeration Association

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Wroclaw Agglomeration Association logo

In June 2013, Wroclaw Agglomeration Association was registered, which currently comprises 26 municipalities from the Wroclaw agglomeration area:[6]

1. Bierutów
2. Borów
3. Brzeg Dolny
4. Czernica
5. Dziadowa Kłoda
6. Długołęka
7. Jelcz-Laskowice
8. Jordanów Śląski
9. Kąty Wrocławskie
10. Krośnice
11. Malczyce
12. Międzybórz
13. Prusice
14. Przeworno
15. Siechnice
16. Sobótka
17. Środa Śląska
18. Strzelin
19. Syców
20. Trzebnica
21. Wisznia Mała
22. Wołów
23. Wrocław
24. Zawonia
25. Żmigród

## Sports

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Wrocław Stadium, one of the arenas of the UEFA Euro 2012 and home venue of the Śląsk Wrocław football team Professional sports teams  Club  | Sport  | League  | Trophies

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Śląsk Wrocław | Basketball (men's)  | Polish Basketball League | 18 Polish Championships
14 Polish Cups
Ślęza Wrocław | Basketball (women's)  | Basket Liga Kobiet | 2 Polish Championships (1987, 2017)
Śląsk Wrocław | Handball (men's)  | Liga Centralna (2nd tier)  | 15 Polish Championships
7 Polish Cups
KPR Kobierzyce | Handball (women's)  | Superliga | 1 Polish Cup (2022)
Sparta Wrocław | Speedway  | Ekstraliga | 5 Polish Championships
Śląsk Wrocław | Football (men's)  | Ekstraklasa | 2 Polish Championships (1977, 2012)
2 Polish Cups (1976, 1987)
Śląsk Wrocław | Football (women's)  | Ekstraliga | 0
Gwardia Wrocław | Volleyball (men's)  | I liga (2nd tier)  | 3 Polish Championships
1 Polish Cup (1981)
Gwardia Wrocław | Volleyball (women's)  | Tauron Liga | 0
Panthers Wrocław | American football | European League of Football | 4 Polish Championships
Jaguars Kąty Wrocławskie | American football | Polish Football League | 0

## See also

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* Metropolitan areas in Poland
* Koleje Dolnośląskie
* Katowice metropolitan area

## References

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1. ^ Urban Audit: City Profiles, archived from the original on 2013-10-14
2. ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu.
3. ^ Buček, Ján; Ryder, Andrew (2015-04-15). Governance in Transition. Springer. ISBN 978-94-007-5503-1.
4. ^ "Wroclaw Agglomeration Development Agency | Invest in Wrocław". Retrieved 2021-03-31.
5. ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat".
6. ^ "O nas · Aglomeracja Wrocławska". aglomeracja.wroclaw.pl. Retrieved 2021-03-31.

## External links

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* Stowarzyszenie Aglomeracja Wrocławska
* Agencja Rozwoju Aglomeracji Wrocławskiej (ARAW)

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* VIAF

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