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.
Wałbrzych County
Powiat wałbrzyski | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Seat | Wałbrzych |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 514.18 km2 (198.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• Total | 55,820 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 36,235 |
| • Rural | 19,585 |
| Car plates | DBA |
| Website | https://www.powiatwalbrzyski.pl/ |
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 wałbrzyski).[2]
As of 2019 the total population of the county is 55,820. The most populated towns are Boguszów-Gorce with 15,368 inhabitants and Głuszyca with 6,361 inhabitants.
Neighbouring counties
editWałbrzych 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
editThe 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.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2019) |
Seat |
| Boguszów-Gorce | urban | 27.0 | 15,368 | |
| Gmina Głuszyca | urban-rural | 61.9 | 8,631 | Głuszyca |
| Gmina Mieroszów | urban-rural | 76.2 | 6,808 | Mieroszów |
| Szczawno-Zdrój | urban | 14.7 | 5,608 | |
| Gmina Walim | rural | 78.8 | 5,416 | Walim |
| Gmina Czarny Bór | rural | 66.3 | 4,864 | Czarny Bór |
| Jedlina-Zdrój | urban | 17.5 | 4,828 | |
| Gmina Stare Bogaczowice | rural | 86.9 | 4,297 | Stare Bogaczowice |
References
edit- ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ^ "Dz.U. 2012 nr 0 poz. 853". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27.