Country Poland Area 514.2 km² | Seat Wałbrzych Capital Wałbrzych | |
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Gminas Total 9 (incl. 4 urban)
Boguszów-Gorce
Jedlina-Zdrój
Szczawno-Zdrój
Wałbrzych
Gmina Czarny Bór
Gmina Głuszyca
Gmina Mieroszów
Gmina Stare Bogaczowice
Gmina Walim Car plates DB (Wałbrzych city), DBA Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship Clubs and Teams Górnik Wałbrzych Football, Zagłębie Wałbrzych Points of interest Książ, Grodno Castle, Underground City Osówka, Sztolnie Walimskie, Książ Landscape Park Destinations Wałbrzych, Szczawno‑Zdrój, Walim - Lower Sil, Jedlina‑Zdrój, Głuszyca | ||
Wałbrzych County (Polish: powiat wałbrzyski german: Waldenburg) 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 514.2 square kilometres (198.5 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the city of Wałbrzych, which is located outside of the county, and it also contains the towns of Boguszów-Gorce, Głuszyca, Szczawno-Zdrój, Jedlina-Zdrój and Mieroszów.
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Map of Wa%C5%82brzych County, Poland
When the county came into being in 1999, the city of Wałbrzych was not part of its territory, although it served as the county seat. As of 2003 the city county (powiat grodzki) of Wałbrzych was incorporated into Wałbrzych County. Wałbrzych became again a separate city county starting from 1 January 2013 and is no longer part of the Wałbrzych County (powiat wałbrzychski).
As at 2006 the total population of the county is 184,594, out of which the population of Wałbrzych is 125,773, that of Boguszów-Gorce is 16,687, that of Głuszyca is 6,999, that of Szczawno-Zdrój is 5,506, that of Jedlina-Zdrój is 5,116, that of Mieroszów is 4,515, and the rural population is 19,998.
Neighbouring counties
Wałbrzych County is bordered by Kamienna Góra County to the west, Jawor County to the north, Świdnica County to the north-east, Dzierżoniów County to the east and Kłodzko County to the south-east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into eight gminas (three urban, two urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.