title: Gmina Kochanowice
text: # Gmina Kochanowice
  
  Gmina Kochanowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kochanowice, which lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Lubliniec and 53 km (33 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice.
  
  The gmina covers an area of 79.71 square kilometres (30.8 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 6,925.
  
  The gmina contains part of the protected area called Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park.
  
  ## Villages
  
  Gmina Kochanowice contains the villages and settlements of Droniowice, Harbułtowice, Jawornica, Kochanowice, Kochcice, Lubecko, Lubockie, Ostrów, Pawełki, Swaciok and Szklarnia.
  
  ## Neighbouring gminas
  
  Gmina Kochanowice is bordered by the town of Lubliniec and by the gminas of Ciasna, Herby, Koszęcin and Pawonków.
  
  ## Twin towns – sister cities
  
  Gmina Kochanowice is twinned with:
  
  * Schöllkrippen, Germany
  