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Gmina Głogówek
__NOTOC__ Gmina Głogówek, German Gemeinde Oberglogau is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the Czech border in Upper Silesia. Its seat is the town of Głogówek (Oberglogau), which lies approximately east of Prudnik and south of the regional capital Opole. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 13,258. Since 2009, the township, like much of the area, has been officially bilingual in German and Polish. Villages Apart from the town of Głogówek, the gmina contains villages and settlements of: * Anachów * Biedrzychowice * Błażejowice Dolne * But * Ciesznów * Dzierżysławice * Golczowice * Góreczno *Kazimierz * Kierpień * Leśnik * Małkowice * Mionów *Mochów * Mucków * Nowe Kotkowice * Nowe Kotkowice-Chudoba * Racławice Śląskie * Rzepcze * Stare Kotkowice * Sysłów * Szonów * Tomice * Twardawa * Wierzch * Wróblin * Zawada * Zwiastowice Demographics As o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminas include cities and towns, with 302 among them constituting an independent urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) consisting solely of a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (''prezydent miasta''). The gmina has been the basic unit of territorial division in Poland since 1974, when it replaced the smaller gromada (cluster). Three or more gminas make up a higher level unit called powiat, except for those holding the status of a city with powiat rights. Each and every powiat has the seat in a city or town, in the latter case either an urban gmina or a part of an urban-rural one. Types There are three types of gmina: #302 urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) constituted either by a sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dzierżysławice
Dzierżysławice , (German Dirschelwitz, szl, Dziyrżysławice) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek (Gemeinde Oberglogau), within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately west of Głogówek (Oberglogau), east of Prudnik, and south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia Upper Silesia ( pl, Górny Śląsk; szl, Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; cs, Horní Slezsko; german: Oberschlesien; Silesian German: ; la, Silesia Superior) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, locate ..., in the Prudnik Land. Since 2009 the village, like much of the surrounding area, has been officially bilingual in German and Polish. References Villages in Prudnik County {{Prudnik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rzepcze
Rzepcze (German Repsch, szl, Rzepcz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately north of Głogówek, east of Prudnik, and south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia Upper Silesia ( pl, Górny Śląsk; szl, Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; cs, Horní Slezsko; german: Oberschlesien; Silesian German: ; la, Silesia Superior) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, locate ..., in the Prudnik Land. Notable people * Oscar Theodor Baron (1847–1926), engineer, explorer and naturalist References Rzepcze {{Prudnik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racławice Śląskie
Racławice Śląskie, formerly named Racławice Niemieckie (german: Deutsch Rasselwitz, szl, Rasławice) is a village located in the Opole Voivodeship (southern Poland), near the border with the Czech Republic. It belongs to the Prudnik County, in 2006 it was inhabited by 1600 people. Majority of inhabitants are descendants of Poles expelled after 1945 from the area of Berezhany Raion (see: Kresy), who replaced the expelled Germans (see: Expulsions of Germans after World War II). Until recently, Racławice was a rail junction, with trains leaving in three directions - towards Nysa, Kędzierzyn-Koźle and Głubczyce. Currently, the line Racławice-Głubczyce is closed. It lies approximately south-west of Głogówek, east of Prudnik Prudnik (, szl, Prudnik, Prōmnik, german: Neustadt in Oberschlesien, Neustadt an der Prudnik, la, Prudnicium) is a town in southern Poland, located in the southern part of Opole Voivodeship near the border with the Czech Republic. It is the ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowe Kotkowice-Chudoba
Nowe Kotkowice-Chudoba , German Neu Kuttendorf-Schekai is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek (Gemeinde Oberglogau), within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. Historically located in Upper Silesia Upper Silesia ( pl, Górny Śląsk; szl, Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; cs, Horní Slezsko; german: Oberschlesien; Silesian German: ; la, Silesia Superior) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, locate ..., in the Prudnik Land. Since 2009 the village, like much of the surrounding area, has been officially bilingual in German and Polish. References Nowe Kotkowice-Chudoba {{Prudnik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowe Kotkowice
Nowe Kotkowice , German Neu Kuttendorf is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek (Gemeinde Oberglogau), within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately north-east of Głogówek (Oberglogau), east of Prudnik, and south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia Upper Silesia ( pl, Górny Śląsk; szl, Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; cs, Horní Slezsko; german: Oberschlesien; Silesian German: ; la, Silesia Superior) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, locate ..., in the Prudnik Land. Since 2009 the village, like much of the surrounding area, has been officially bilingual in German and Polish. References Nowe Kotkowice {{Prudnik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mucków
Mucków , German Mutzkau, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately north-west of Głogówek, north-east of Prudnik, and south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia Upper Silesia ( pl, Górny Śląsk; szl, Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; cs, Horní Slezsko; german: Oberschlesien; Silesian German: ; la, Silesia Superior) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, locate ..., in the Prudnik Land. References Villages in Prudnik County {{Prudnik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mochów
Mochów (German Mochau, szl, Mochōw) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately north-west of Głogówek, east of Prudnik, and south of the regional capital Opole. History The name of the village comes from the old Polish words ''mom chów'', and refers to being a place of shelter for the local people during the 13th-century Mongol invasions of Poland. The oldest known mention of the village comes from 1358. Since its establishment, it was part of the Piast-ruled Poland and the Polish Duchy of Opole and Racibórz. In 1388 Duke Vladislaus II of Opole founded a Pauline monastery in Mochów, which was his second foundation after the famous Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa. In 1428, local monks were killed by invading Hussites. After the Opole line of the Piast dynasty became extinct in 1532, the village was incorporated into the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mionów
Mionów (German Polnisch Müllmen, 1939-45: Niederrode in Oberschlesien, szl, Miōnōw) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek (Oberglogau), within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately north-west of Głogówek (Oberglogau), north-east of Prudnik, and south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia Upper Silesia ( pl, Górny Śląsk; szl, Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; cs, Horní Slezsko; german: Oberschlesien; Silesian German: ; la, Silesia Superior) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, locate ..., in the Prudnik Land. Since 2009 the village, like much of the surrounding area, has been officially bilingual in German and Polish. References Villages in Prudnik County {{Prudnik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Małkowice, Opole Voivodeship
Małkowice () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately east of Głogówek, east of Prudnik, and south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia Upper Silesia ( pl, Górny Śląsk; szl, Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; cs, Horní Slezsko; german: Oberschlesien; Silesian German: ; la, Silesia Superior) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, locate ..., in the Prudnik Land. References Villages in Prudnik County {{Prudnik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leśnik, Opole Voivodeship
Leśnik , German Leschnig is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek (Gemeinde Oberglogau), within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately north-west of Głogówek (Oberglogau), east of Prudnik, and south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land. Since 2009, the village, like much of the area, has been officially bilingual in German and Polish. History The first mention of the town dates back to 1217, when its name was Lesnie. The town is next mentioned in 1388, when Prince Wladislaw of Oppeln founded a Pauline monastery in the nearby village of Mochau. The area eventually came under the control of Austria, but was taken by the kingdom of Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kierpień
Kierpień is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately north of Głogówek, east of Prudnik, and south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land. Notable people * Julius Zupitza Julius Zupitza (4 January 1844 in Kerpen, Upper Silesia – 6 July 1895 in Berlin) was a German philologist and one of the founders of English philology in Germany. Biography Zupitza was the son of Major Andreas Zupitza and his wife, Adelhei ... (1844–1895), philologist References Villages in Prudnik County {{Prudnik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
