Gmina Węgliniec
# 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 kilometres (14 mi) north-east of Zgorzelec, and 128 kilometres (80 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The gmina covers an area of 338.44 square kilometres (130.7 sq mi), 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
