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Lubań County ( Polish : powiat lubański ) 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 428.2 square kilometres (165.3 sq mi). Its administrative seat and largest town is Lubań . The county also contains the towns of Olszyna , Leśna and Świeradów-Zdrój .

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4-461: As at 2006 the total population of the county is 54,493, out of which the population of Lubań is 21,087, that of Leśna is 4,439, that of Olszyna is 4,348, that of Świeradów-Zdrój is 4,147, and the rural population is 20,472. Lubań County is bordered by Zgorzelec County to the west, Bolesławiec County to the north-east and Lwówek Śląski County to the east. It also borders the Czech Republic to

8-502: A result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. It is situated in the extreme south-west of Poland, bordering both Germany and the Czech Republic . The county covers an area of 838.1 square kilometres (323.6 sq mi). Its administrative seat is Zgorzelec , on the German border; the other towns in the county are Bogatynia , Pieńsk , Zawidów and Węgliniec . As of 2019

12-586: The south. The county is subdivided into seven gminas (two urban, two urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population. 51°07′N 15°18′E  /  51.117°N 15.300°E  / 51.117; 15.300 Zgorzelec County Zgorzelec County ( Polish : powiat zgorzelecki ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat ) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship , Poland . It came into being on January 1, 1999, as

16-475: The total population of the county is 89,612. The most populated towns are Zgorzelec with 30,374 inhabitants and Bogatynia with 17,436 inhabitants. Zgorzelec County is bordered by Żary County and Żagań County to the north, and Bolesławiec County and Lubań County to the east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south and Germany to the west. The county is subdivided into seven gminas (two urban, three urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in

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