Gmina Szprotawa (original) (raw)

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Gmina in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland

Gmina Szprotawa Szprotawa Commune
Gmina
Town Hall in Szprotawa, seat of the gmina officeTown Hall in Szprotawa, seat of the gmina office
Coat of arms of Gmina SzprotawaCoat of arms
Map
Coordinates (Szprotawa): 51°34′N 15°30′E / 51.567°N 15.500°E / 51.567; 15.500
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Żagań
Seat Szprotawa
Area
• Total 232.31 km2 (89.70 sq mi)
Population (2019-06-30[1])
• Total 20,684
• Density 89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Urban 11,820
Rural 8,864
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration FZG
Website http://www.szprotawa.pl

Gmina Szprotawa is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the town of Szprotawa, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Żagań and 42 km (26 mi) south of Zielona Góra.

The gmina covers an area of 232.31 square kilometres (89.7 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 20,684.

Apart from the town of Szprotawa, Gmina Szprotawa contains the villages and settlements of Biernatów, Bobrowice, Borowina, Buczek, Cieciszów, Długie, Dziećmiarowice, Dzikowice, Henryków, Kartowice, Leszno Dolne, Leszno Górne, Nowa Kopernia, Pasterzowice, Siecieborzyce, Sieraków, Wiechlice and Witków.

Neighbouring gminas

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Gmina Szprotawa is bordered by the gminas of Bolesławiec, Gromadka, Kożuchów, Małomice, Niegosławice, Nowe Miasteczko, Osiecznica, Przemków and Żagań.

Twin towns – sister cities

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Gmina Szprotawa is twinned with:[2]

  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 2020-04-03.
  2. ^ "Main Page: Miasta partnerskie". szprotawa.pl (in Polish). Gmina Szprotawa. Retrieved 2020-04-03.