Gmina Gorzyce, Silesian Voivodeship

Gmina Gorzyce
Gorzyce Commune
Gmina

Coat of arms
Coordinates (Gorzyce): 49°57′34″N 18°23′53″E / 49.95944°N 18.39806°E / 49.95944; 18.39806Coordinates: 49°57′34″N 18°23′53″E / 49.95944°N 18.39806°E / 49.95944; 18.39806
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Wodzisław
Seat Gorzyce
Government
 • Mayor Piotr Antoni Oślizło
Area
 • Total 64.47 km2 (24.89 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 19,809
 • Density 310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Website http://www.gorzyce.pl

Gmina Gorzyce is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Czech border. Its seat is the village of Gorzyce, which lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Wodzisław Śląski and 54 km (34 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice. It is close to where the A1 motorway crosses the border into the Czech Republic to/from Poland


The gmina covers an area of 64.47 square kilometres (24.9 sq mi), and as of 2007 its total population is 19,809.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Gorzyce is bordered by the town of Wodzisław Śląski and by the gminas of Godów, Krzyżanowice and Lubomia. It also borders the Czech Republic.

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