__NOTOC__ Gmina Środa Śląska is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Środa County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Środa Śląska, which lies approximately west of the regional capital Wrocław. It is part of the Wrocław metropolitan area.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006, its total population was 19,076, of which 8,800 lived in Środa Śląska and 10,276 in the rural part of the gmina.
Neighbouring gminas Gmina Środa Śląska is bordered by the gminas of Brzeg Dolny, Kostomłoty, Malczyce, Miękinia, Udanin, Wądroże Wielkie and Wołów.
Villages Apart from the town of Środa Śląska, the gmina contains the villages of Brodno, Bukówek, Cesarzowice, Chwalimierz, Ciechów, Gozdawa, Jastrzębce, Jugowiec, Juszczyn, Kobylniki, Komorniki, Kryniczno, Kulin, Lipnica, Michałów, Ogrodnica, Pęczków, Proszków, Przedmoście, Rakoszyce, Rzeczyca, Słup, Święte, Szczepanów, Wojczyce, Wrocisławice and Zakrzów.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Środa Śląska is twinned with: Kamianka-Buzka, Ukraine Saterland, Germany Štěpánov, Czech Republic
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