Trzebnica County

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Trzebnica County
Powiat trzebnicki
—  County  —
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Seat Trzebnica
Gminas
Area
 - Total 1,025.55 km² (396 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 77,285
 - Density 75.4/km² (195.2/sq mi)
 - Urban 29,382
 - Rural 47,933
Car plates DTR
Website: http://www.powiat.trzebnica.net

Trzebnica County (Polish: powiat trzebnicki) 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 Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The county covers an area of 1,025.5 square kilometres (395.9 sq mi). Its administrative seat is Trzebnica, and it also contains the towns of Oborniki Śląskie, Żmigród and Prusice.

As at 2006 the total population of the county is 77285, out of which the population of Trzebnica is 12,180, that of Oborniki Śląskie is 8,426, that of Żmigród is 6,573, that of Prusice is 2,203, and the rural population is 47,933.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Trzebnica County is bordered by Rawicz County and Milicz County to the north, Oleśnica County to the east, Wrocław County and the city of Wrocław to the south, Środa Śląska County and Wołów County to the west, and Góra County to the north-west.

[edit] Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gminas (four urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Trzebnica urban-rural 200.2 21,817 Trzebnica
Gmina Oborniki Śląskie urban-rural 153.8 17,838 Oborniki Śląskie
Gmina Żmigród urban-rural 292.1 15,032 Żmigród
Gmina Prusice urban-rural 158.0 9,164 Prusice
Gmina Wisznia Mała rural 103.3 7,981 Wisznia Mała
Gmina Zawonia rural 118.1 5,453 Zawonia

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