Gmina Szczytna

Gmina Szczytna
Szczytna Commune
Gmina

Coat of arms
Coordinates (Szczytna): 50°25′N 16°26′E / 50.417°N 16.433°E / 50.417; 16.433Coordinates: 50°25′N 16°26′E / 50.417°N 16.433°E / 50.417; 16.433
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Kłodzko
Seat Szczytna
Sołectwos Chocieszów, Dolina, Łężyce, Niwa, Słoszów, Wolany, Złotno
Area
 • Total 133.16 km2 (51.41 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 7,325
 • Density 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Website http://www.szczytna.pl

Gmina Szczytna is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Szczytna, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) west of Kłodzko, and 90 kilometres (56 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The gmina covers an area of 133.16 square kilometres (51.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,325 (out of which the population of Szczytna amounts to 5,234, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 2,091).

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Szczytna is bordered by the towns of Duszniki-Zdrój and Kudowa-Zdrój, and the gminas of Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Kłodzko, Lewin Kłodzki and Radków. It also borders the Czech Republic.

Villages

Apart from the town of Szczytna, the gmina contains the villages of Chocieszów, Dolina, Łężyce, Niwa, Słoszów, Studzienno, Wolany and Złotno.

Town twinning

References

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