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Gmina Walce
__NOTOC__ Gmina Walce, German Gemeinde Walzen is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Walce (Walzen), which lies approximately south of Krapkowice and south of the regional capital Opole. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 5,438. Since 2006 the commune, like much of the area, has been bilingual in German and Polish, a large German population remaining in the area after Silesia was partitioned to Poland. Administrative divisions The commune contains the villages and settlements of: *Walce *Antoszka *Brożec, Opole Voivodeship, Brożec *Brzezina, Krapkowice County, Brzezina *Ćwiercie *Czerniów *Dobieszowice, Opole Voivodeship, Dobieszowice *Grobla, Opole Voivodeship, Grobla *Grocholub *Kromołów, Opole Voivodeship, Kromołów *Krzewiaki *Marianków *Posiłek, Gmina Walce, Posiłek *Przerwa, Opole Voivodeship, Przerwa *Rozkochów, Opole Voivodeship, R ...
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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 ...
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Grocholub
Grocholub (german: Grocholub, 1936-45: Erbersdorf) is a village, in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Location It lies approximately north-east of Walce, south-east of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital Opole. History The village was first mentioned in a document of Duke Casimir I of Opole from 1228, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. Later on, it was also part of Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia, and Germany. In 1936, during a massive Nazi campaign of renaming of placenames, it was renamed to ''Erbersdorf'' to erase traces of Polish origin. During World War II, the Germans operated the E156 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war 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 ...
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Gmina Reńska Wieś
__NOTOC__ Gmina Reńska Wieś, German Gemeinde Reinschdorf is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Reńska Wieś (Reinschdorf), which lies approximately south-west of Kędzierzyn-Koźle and south of the regional capital Opole. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 8,251. Since 2006 the commune, like much of the area, has been bilingual in German and Polish, a substantial German minority having remained behind after the area was transferred to Polish control. Villages The commune contains the villages and settlements of: * Reńska Wieś * Bytków * Dębowa * Długomiłowice * Gierałtowice * Kamionka * Komorno * Łężce * Mechnica * Naczysławki * Poborszów * Pociękarb * Pokrzywnica *Radziejów * Większyce Neighbouring gminas Gmina Reńska Wieś is bordered by the gminas of Głogówek, Walce and Zdzieszowice. Twin towns – sister cities ...
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Gmina Krapkowice
__NOTOC__ Gmina Krapkowice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Krapkowice, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Opole. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 22,656. Villages Apart from the town of Krapkowice, Gmina Krapkowice contains the villages and settlements of Borek, Dąbrówka Górna, Gwoździce, Jarczowice, Kórnica, Ligota, Nowy Dwór Prudnicki, Pietna, Posiłek, Rogów Opolski, Ściborowice, Steblów, Wesoła, Żużela and Żywocice. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Krapkowice is bordered by the gminy of Głogówek, Gogolin, Strzeleczki, Walce and Zdzieszowice. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Krapkowice is twinned with: * Camas, United States * Ebersbach-Neugersdorf, Germany * Hillsboro, United States * Lipová-lázně, Czech Republic * Morawica, Poland * Partizánske, Slovakia * Rohatyn, Ukraine * Wis ...
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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 ...
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Zabierzów, Opole Voivodeship
Zabierzów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Walce, south of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land Prudnik Land ( pl, ziemia prudnicka, german: Neustädter Land) is a part of the historical region of Upper Silesia, located in southern Poland. It's named after the town of Prudnik, the largest town in the region. Towns located in the region are: .... References Villages in Krapkowice County {{Krapkowice-geo-stub ...
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Swornica
Swornica (german: Kolonie Grocholub) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Walce, south-east of Krapkowice, and south 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 .... History References Swornica {{Krapkowice-geo-stub ...
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Stradunia, Opole Voivodeship
Stradunia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Walce, south-east of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital Opole. References Stradunia Stradunia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Walce, south-east of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital ...
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Rybarze
Rybarze (german: Fischerei) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Walce, south-east of Krapkowice, and south 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 Rybarze {{Krapkowice-geo-stub ...
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Rozkochów, Opole Voivodeship
Rozkochów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Walce, south of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land Prudnik Land ( pl, ziemia prudnicka, german: Neustädter Land) is a part of the historical region of Upper Silesia, located in southern Poland. It's named after the town of Prudnik, the largest town in the region. Towns located in the region are: .... References Villages in Krapkowice County {{Krapkowice-geo-stub ...
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Przerwa, Opole Voivodeship
Przerwa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Location It lies approximately north-east of Walce, south-east of Krapkowice, and south 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 .... History References Przerwa {{Krapkowice-geo-stub ...
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Posiłek, Gmina Walce
Posiłek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Walce, south of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land Prudnik Land ( pl, ziemia prudnicka, german: Neustädter Land) is a part of the historical region of Upper Silesia, located in southern Poland. It's named after the town of Prudnik, the largest town in the region. Towns located in the region are: .... References Villages in Krapkowice County {{Krapkowice-geo-stub ...
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