- Oleśnica County
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Oleśnica County
Powiat oleśnicki— County — 
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PolandVoivodeship Lower Silesian Seat Oleśnica Gminas Total 8 (incl. 1 urban)Area – Total 1,049.74 km2 (405.3 sq mi) Population (2006) – Total 103,366 – Density 98.5/km2 (255/sq mi) – Urban 61,951 – Rural 41,415 Car plates DOL Website http://www.powiat-olesnicki.pl Oleśnica County (Polish: powiat oleśnicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of 1,049.7 square kilometres (405.3 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Oleśnica, and it also contains the towns of Syców, Twardogóra, Bierutów and Międzybórz.
As at 2006 the total population of the county is 103,366, out of which the population of Oleśnica is 36,951, that of Syców is 10,712, that of Twardogóra is 6,866, that of Bierutów is 5,066, that of Międzybórz is 2,356, and the rural population is 41,415.
Neighbouring counties
Oleśnica County is bordered by Milicz County and Ostrów Wielkopolski County to the north, Ostrzeszów County, Kępno County and Namysłów County to the east, Oława County to the south, and Wrocław County and Trzebnica County to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into eight gminas (one urban, four urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area
(km²)Population
(2006)Seat Oleśnica urban 21.0 36,951 Gmina Syców urban-rural 144.8 16,330 Syców Gmina Twardogóra urban-rural 168.0 12,879 Twardogóra Gmina Oleśnica rural 243.4 11,372 Oleśnica * Gmina Bierutów urban-rural 147.1 10,203 Bierutów Gmina Dobroszyce rural 131.7 6,071 Dobroszyce Gmina Międzybórz urban-rural 88.6 5,016 Międzybórz Gmina Dziadowa Kłoda rural 105.1 4,544 Dziadowa Kłoda * seat not part of the gmina References
Seat: Oleśnica (urban gmina)Urban-rural gminas 
Rural gminas Counties of Lower Silesian Voivodeship City counties 
Land counties Bolesławiec • Dzierżoniów • Głogów • Góra • Jawor • Jelenia Góra • Kamienna Góra • Kłodzko • Legnica • Lubań • Lubin • Lwówek Śląski • Milicz • Oława • Oleśnica • Polkowice • Środa Śląska • Strzelin • Świdnica • Trzebnica • Wałbrzych • Wołów • Wrocław • Ząbkowice Śląskie • Zgorzelec • ZłotoryjaCategories:- Oleśnica County
- Land counties of Lower Silesian Voivodeship
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