Country Poland Car plates DDZ Capital Dzierżoniów | Seat Dzierżoniów Area 478.3 km² Team Pogoń Pieszyce | |
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Gminas Total 7 (incl. 4 urban)
Bielawa
Dzierżoniów
Pieszyce
Piława Górna
Gmina Dzierżoniów
Gmina Łagiewniki
Gmina Niemcza Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship Points of interest Owl Mountains, Wielka Sowa, Wojsławice Arboretum, Owl Mountains Landscap, Przełęcz Jugowska | ||
Dzierżoniów County (Polish: powiat dzierżoniowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Dzierżoniów, and it also contains four other towns: Bielawa, Niemcza, Pieszyce and Piława Górna. The county covers an area of 478.3 square kilometres (184.7 sq mi).
Contents
- Map of DzierC5BConiC3B3w County Poland
- Neighbouring counties
- Administrative division
- The highest peaks
- References
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As at 2006 the total population of the county is 104,852. This figure breaks down as follows: Dzierżoniów 34,678, Bielawa 31,219, Pieszyce 9,490, Piława Górna 6,779, Niemcza 3,121, rural areas 19,565.
Neighbouring counties
Dzierżoniów County is bordered by Świdnica County to the north, Wrocław County to the north-east, Strzelin County to the east, Ząbkowice Śląskie County to the south-east, Kłodzko County to the south and Wałbrzych County to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into seven gminas (four urban, one urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.