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 a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998.
Karkonosze County
Powiat karkonoski | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates: 50°54′13″N 15°43′58″E / 50.90361°N 15.73278°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Seat | Jelenia Góra |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 628.21 km2 (242.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• Total | 63,639 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 28,213 |
| • Rural | 35,426 |
| Car plates | DJE |
| Website | https://www.powiatkarkonoski.eu |
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 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.[2] The current name references the Karkonosze Mountains.
Neighbouring counties
editApart from the city of Jelenia Góra, Karkonosze County is bordered by Lwówek Śląski County and Złotoryja County to the north, and Jawor County and Kamienna Góra County to the east. It also borders the Czech Republic to the south and west.
Administrative division
editThe county is subdivided into nine gminas (four urban and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) |
Population (2019) |
Seat |
| Kowary | urban | 37.4 | 10,869 | |
| Gmina Mysłakowice | rural | 88.8 | 10,160 | Mysłakowice |
| Gmina Podgórzyn | rural | 82.5 | 8,260 | Podgórzyn |
| Gmina Jeżów Sudecki | rural | 94.4 | 7,438 | Jeżów Sudecki |
| Szklarska Poręba | urban | 75.4 | 6,557 | |
| Piechowice | urban | 43.2 | 6,194 | |
| Gmina Stara Kamienica | rural | 110.5 | 5,266 | Stara Kamienica |
| Karpacz | urban | 38.0 | 4,593 | |
| Gmina Janowice Wielkie | rural | 58.1 | 4,302 | Janowice Wielkie |
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.
- ^ Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 29 lipca 2020 r. w sprawie zmiany nazwy powiatu jeleniogórskiego na powiat karkonoski, dziennikustaw.gov.pl, 14 October 2020