Gmina Węgliniec

Gmina Węgliniec is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Węgliniec, which lies approximately 22 km north-east of Zgorzelec, and 128 km west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The gmina covers an area of 338.44 km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 8,351.

Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Węgliniec is bordered by the town of Gozdnica and the gminas of Iłowa, Nowogrodziec, Osiecznica, Pieńsk and Przewóz.

Villages
Apart from the town of Węgliniec, the gmina contains the villages of Czerwona Woda, Dębówek, Jagodzin, Kieszków, Kościelna Wieś, Kuźnica, Łężek, Okrąglica, Piaseczna, Piaski, Polana, Ruszów, Stary Węgliniec and Zielonka.

Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Węgliniec is twinned with:


 * 🇳🇴 Hå, Norway
 * 🇨🇿 Hodkovice nad Mohelkou, Czech Republic
 * 🇩🇪 Horka, Germany
 * 🇱🇹 Kalvarija, Lithuania
 * 🇩🇪 Rothenburg, Germany
 * 🇺🇦 Vyshnivets, Ukraine