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Kamienna Góra County ( Polish : powiat kamiennogórski ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat ) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship , south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of 396.1 square kilometres (152.9 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the town of Kamienna Góra ; the only other town in the county is Lubawka .

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4-537: As of 2019 the total population of the county is 43,429, out of which the population of Kamienna Góra is 19,010, the population of Lubawka is 6,028 and the rural population is 18,391. Kamienna Góra County is bordered by Jelenia Góra County to the west, Jawor County to the north and Wałbrzych County to the east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south. The county is subdivided into four gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in

8-596: A result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of 628.2 square kilometres (242.5 sq mi). Its administrative seat is the city of Jelenia Góra , although this city is not part of the county (it forms a separate city county, which is an enclave within Karkonosze County). There are four towns within the county: Karpacz , Szklarska Poręba , Kowary and Piechowice . The first two of these are major ski resorts. As at 2019

12-522: The following table, in descending order of population. 50°49′N 16°03′E  /  50.817°N 16.050°E  / 50.817; 16.050 Jelenia G%C3%B3ra County Karkonosze County ( Polish : powiat karkonoski ; German : Riesengebirgslandkreis ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat ) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship , south-western Poland . It came into being on January 1, 1999, as

16-519: The total population of the county is 63,639, out of which the population of the towns totals 28,213 and the rural population is 35,426. Until July 2020 it was named Jelenia Góra County ( Polish : powiat jeleniogórski ). The change formally took effect on January 1, 2021. The current name references the Karkonosze Mountains . Apart from the city of Jelenia Góra , Karkonosze County is bordered by Lwówek Śląski County and Złotoryja County to

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