__NOTOC__ Gmina Węgliniec is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Węgliniec, which lies approximately north-east of Zgorzelec, and west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 8,351.
Neighbouring gminas Gmina Węgliniec is bordered by the town of Gozdnica and the gminas of Iłowa, Nowogrodziec, Osiecznica, Pieńsk and Przewóz.
Villages Apart from the town of Węgliniec, the gmina contains the villages of Czerwona Woda, Jagodzin, Kieszków, Kościelna Wieś, Kuźnica, Łężek, Okrąglica, Piaseczna, Piaski, Polana, Ruszów, Stary Węgliniec and Zielonka.
On 1 January 2016, the borders of the gmina changed. This made the small settlement of Dębówek part of the town of Gozdnica, within Żagań County, in the Lubusz Voivodeship.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Węgliniec is twinned with:
Hå, Norway Hodkovice nad Mohelkou, Czech Republic Horka, Germany Kalvarija, Lithuania Rothenburg, Germany Vyshnivets, Ukraine
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