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Gmina Sośnicowice

Gmina Sośnicowice
Sośnicowice Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms of Gmina Sośnicowice
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Sośnicowice): 50°17′0″N 18°32′0″E / 50.28333°N 18.53333°E / 50.28333; 18.53333Coordinates: 50°17′0″N 18°32′0″E / 50.28333°N 18.53333°E / 50.28333; 18.53333
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Gliwice County
Seat Sośnicowice
Area
 • Total 116.24 km2 (44.88 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 8,249
 • Density 71/km2 (180/sq mi)
 • Urban 1,747
 • Rural 6,502
Website http://www.sosnicowice.pl/

Gmina Sośnicowice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Sośnicowice, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Gliwice and 34 km (21 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice.

The gmina covers an area of 116.24 square kilometres (44.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,249 (out of which the population of Sośnicowice amounts to 1,747, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,502).

The gmina contains part of the protected area called Rudy Landscape Park.

Apart from the town of Sośnicowice, Gmina Sośnicowice contains the villages and settlements of Bargłówka, Gajówka, Kozłów, Kuźniczka, Łany Wielkie, Nowa Wieś, Podlesie, Rachowice, Sierakowice, Sierakowiczki, Smolnica, Trachy, Tworóg Mały, Wesoła and Zamoście.


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