|
Gmina Olszanka, Opole Voivodeship
__NOTOC__ Gmina Olszanka is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Olszanka, which lies approximately south of Brzeg and west of the regional capital Opole. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 4,906. Villages Gmina Olszanka contains the villages and settlements of Czeska Wieś, Gierszowice, Jankowice Wielkie, Janów, Krzyżowice, Michałów, Obórki, Olszanka, Pogorzela and Przylesie. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Olszanka is bordered by the gminas of Grodków, Lewin Brzeski, Niemodlin, Skarbimierz and Wiązów Wiązów (german: Wansen) is a town in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district ( gmina) called Gmina Wiązów. The town lies approximately east of Strzelin, and south .... References {{Brzeg County Olszanka Gmina Olszanka ... [...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] |
Janów, Opole Voivodeship
Janów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszanka, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Brzeg and north-west of the regional capital Opole Opole (; german: Oppeln ; szl, Ôpole) ; * Silesian: ** Silesian PLS alphabet: ''Ôpole'' ** Steuer's Silesian alphabet: ''Uopole'' * Silesian German: ''Uppeln'' * Czech: ''Opolí'' * Latin: ''Oppelia'', ''Oppolia'', ''Opulia'' is a city loc .... References Villages in Brzeg County {{Brzeg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Wiązów
__NOTOC__ Gmina Wiązów is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Wiązów, which lies approximately east of Strzelin, and south of the regional capital Wrocław. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 7,174. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Wiązów is bordered by the gminas of Domaniów, Grodków, Oława, Olszanka, Przeworno, Skarbimierz and Strzelin. Villages Apart from the town of Wiązów, the gmina contains the villages of Bryłów, Bryłówek, Częstocice, Gułów, Janowo, Jaworów, Jędrzychowice, Jutrzyna, Kalinowa, Kłosów, Kowalów, Krajno, Księżyce, Kucharzowice, Kurów Kurów () is a village in south-eastern Poland, located in the historic province of Lesser Poland, between Puławy and Lublin, on the Kurówka River. It is capital of a separate gmina (municipality) called Gmina Kurów, within Lublin Voivodesh ..., K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Skarbimierz
__NOTOC__ Gmina Skarbimierz is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is Skarbimierz Osiedle, near to the village of Skarbimierz, Opole Voivodeship, Skarbimierz, which lies approximately south-west of Brzeg and north-west of the regional capital Opole. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 8,149. Villages Gmina Skarbimierz contains the villages and settlements of Bierzów, Opole Voivodeship, Bierzów, Brzezina, Brzeg County, Brzezina, Kopanie, Opole Voivodeship, Kopanie, Kruszyna, Opole Voivodeship, Kruszyna, Lipki, Opole Voivodeship, Lipki, Łukowice Brzeskie, Małujowice, Pawłów, Opole Voivodeship, Pawłów, Pępice, Opole Voivodeship, Pępice, Prędocin, Opole Voivodeship, Prędocin, Skarbimierz, Opole Voivodeship, Skarbimierz, Skarbimierz Osiedle, Zielęcice, Opole Voivodeship, Zielęcice, Żłobizna and Zwanowice, Brzeg County, Zwanowice. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Skarbim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Niemodlin
__NOTOC__ Gmina Niemodlin is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Niemodlin, which lies approximately west of the regional capital Opole. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 13,191. Villages Apart from the town of Niemodlin, Gmina Niemodlin contains the villages and settlements of Brzęczkowice, Góra, Gościejowice, Grabin, Gracze, Grodziec, Jaczowice, Jakubowice, Krasna Góra, Lipno, Magnuszowice, Magnuszowiczki, Mała Góra, Michałówek, Molestowice, Piotrowa, Radoszowice, Rogi, Roszkowice, Rutki, Rzędziwojowice, Sady, Sarny Wielkie, Sosnówka, Szydłowiec Śląski, Tarnica, Tłustoręby and Wydrowice. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Niemodlin is bordered by the gminas of Dąbrowa, Grodków, Łambinowice, Lewin Brzeski, Olszanka, Skoroszyce and Tułowice. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Niemodlin is twinned with: * Dolyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Lewin Brzeski
__NOTOC__ Gmina Lewin Brzeski is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Lewin Brzeski, which lies approximately south-east of Brzeg and north-west of the regional capital Opole. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 12,968. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Stobrawa Landscape Park. Villages Apart from the town of Lewin Brzeski, Gmina Lewin Brzeski contains the villages and settlements of Błażejowice, Borkowice, Buszyce, Chróścina, Golczowice, Jasiona, Kantorowice, Leśniczówka, Łosiów, Mikolin, Niwa, Nowa Wieś Mała, Oldrzyszowice, Piaski, Przecza, Ptakowice, Raski, Różyna, Sarny Małe, Skorogoszcz, Stroszowice, Strzelniki and Wronów. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Lewin Brzeski is bordered by the gminas of Dąbrowa, Niemodlin, Olszanka, Popielów and Skarbimierz. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Lewin Brze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Grodków
__NOTOC__ Gmina Grodków is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Grodków, which lies approximately south of Brzeg and west of the regional capital Opole. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 19,149. Villages Apart from the town of Grodków, Gmina Grodków contains the villages and settlements of Bąków, Bogdanów, Gałązczyce, Gierów, Głębocko, Gnojna, Gola Grodkowska, Jaszów, Jędrzejów, Jeszkotle, Kobiela, Kolnica, Kopice, Lipowa, Lubcz, Mikołajowa, Młodoszowice, Nowa Wieś Mała, Osiek Grodkowski, Polana, Przylesie Dolne, Rogów, Starowice, Strzegów, Sulisław, Tarnów Grodkowski, Więcmierzyce, Wierzbna, Wierzbnik, Wojnowiczki, Wojsław, Wójtowice, Żarów, Żelazna and Zielonkowice. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Grodków is bordered by the gminas of Kamiennik, Niemodlin, Olszanka, Pakosławice, Przeworno, Sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Przylesie, Opole Voivodeship
Przylesie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszanka, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Olszanka, south-west of Brzeg, and west of the regional capital Opole Opole (; german: Oppeln ; szl, Ôpole) ; * Silesian: ** Silesian PLS alphabet: ''Ôpole'' ** Steuer's Silesian alphabet: ''Uopole'' * Silesian German: ''Uppeln'' * Czech: ''Opolí'' * Latin: ''Oppelia'', ''Oppolia'', ''Opulia'' is a city loc .... References Przylesie {{Brzeg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pogorzela, Opole Voivodeship
{{Brzeg-geo-stub ...
Pogorzela (german: Pogarell) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszanka, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Brzeg and west of the regional capital Opole. History Pogorzela was the ancestral seat of the Pogorzelski family of Grzymała coat of arms. In 1333, Duke Bolesław III the Generous from the Piast dynasty granted the village to Przecław of Pogorzela and his brother. In 1344, Bishop Przecław granted various benefits from the village to the monastery in Kamieniec Ząbkowicki. Notable people *Przecław of Pogorzela (1310–1376), Bishop of Wrocław References Pogorzela Pogorzela is a town in Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,037 inhabitants (). Pogorzela is located on the western edge of the Kalisz Upland, at the junction of county roads Krotoszyn-Gostyń and the Koźmin Wielkopolski-Kr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obórki, Opole Voivodeship
Obórki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszanka, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Brzeg and west of the regional capital Opole. History In the final stages of World War II, in January 1945, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp A prisoner-of-war camp (often abbreviated as POW camp) is a site for the containment of enemy fighters captured by a belligerent power in time of war. There are significant differences among POW camps, internment camps, and military prisons. P ... passed through the village. References Villages in Brzeg County {{Brzeg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michałów, Opole Voivodeship
Michałów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszanka, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Brzeg and west of the regional capital Opole Opole (; german: Oppeln ; szl, Ôpole) ; * Silesian: ** Silesian PLS alphabet: ''Ôpole'' ** Steuer's Silesian alphabet: ''Uopole'' * Silesian German: ''Uppeln'' * Czech: ''Opolí'' * Latin: ''Oppelia'', ''Oppolia'', ''Opulia'' is a city loc .... References Villages in Brzeg County {{Brzeg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krzyżowice, Brzeg County
Krzyżowice (German ''Kreisewitz'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszanka, Opole Voivodeship, Gmina Olszanka, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Olszanka, Opole Voivodeship, Olszanka, south of Brzeg, and north-west of the regional capital Opole. The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word ''krzyż'', which means "cross". Notable residents *Moritz Karl Ernst von Prittwitz (1795–1885), Prussian Lieutenant-General References Villages in Brzeg County {{Brzeg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
