Gmina Świerklany

Gmina Świerklany is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Jankowice Rybnickie, which lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Rybnik and 41 km (25 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice. Until 1999 its seat was Świerklany Górne.

Gmina Świerklany Świerklany Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Jankowice Rybnickie): 50°2′N 18°33′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Rybnik
Seat	Jankowice Rybnickie
Area
• Total	24.17 km2 (9.33 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	12,445
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Website	https://www.swierklany.pl/

The gmina covers an area of 24.17 square kilometres (9.33 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 12,445.

Villages

Gmina Świerklany contains the villages and settlements of Jankowice Rybnickie, Michałkowice (part of Jankowice Rybnickie), Świerklany Dolne ("Lower Świerklany") and Świerklany Górne ("Upper Świerklany").

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Świerklany is bordered by the towns of Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Rybnik and Żory, and by the gminas of Marklowice and Mszana.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Gmina Świerklany is twinned with:^[2]

• Enying, Hungary

References

1. "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 2020-03-19.
2. "Testvérvárosok". enying.eu (in Hungarian). Enying. Retrieved 2021-04-03.