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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 ... [...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] |