Gmina Sośnicowice Explained

Gmina Sośnicowice
Other Name:Sośnicowice Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gliwice
Area Total Km2:116.24
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:8894
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:1919
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:6975
Coor Pinpoint:Sośnicowice
Coordinates:50.2833°N 18.5333°W
Seat:Sośnicowice
Website:http://www.sosnicowice.pl/

Gmina Sośnicowice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Sośnicowice, which lies approximately 10km (10miles) west of Gliwice and 340NaN0 west of the regional capital Katowice.

The gmina covers an area of 116.24km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 8,894.

The gmina contains part of the protected area called Rudy Landscape Park.

Villages

Apart from the town of Sośnicowice, Gmina Sośnicowice contains the villages and settlements of Bargłówka, Gajówka, Kozłów, Kuźniczka, Łany Wielkie, Nowa Wieś, Podlesie, Rachowice, Sierakowice, Sierakowiczki, Smolnica, Trachy, Tworóg Mały, Wesoła and Zamoście.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Sośnicowice is bordered by the city of Gliwice and by the gminas of Bierawa, Kuźnia Raciborska, Pilchowice and Rudziniec.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland. Gmina Sośnicowice is twinned with:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. 2020-02-14.
  2. Web site: Współpraca z zagranicą. sosnicowice.pl. Gmina Sośnicowice. pl. 2020-03-13. 2018-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180825125153/http://www.sosnicowice.pl/informacje/wspolpraca-z-zagranica.html. dead.