__NOTOC__ Gmina Branice is a rural

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 4 ...

(administrative district) in

Głubczyce County __NOTOC__ Głubczyce County ( pl, powiat głubczycki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, on the Czech border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the P ...

, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

, on the Czech border. Its seat is the village of Branice, which lies approximately south of

Głubczyce Głubczyce ( cs, Hlubčice or sparsely ''Glubčice'', german: Leobschütz, Silesian German: ''Lischwitz'') is a town in Opole Voivodeship in southern Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. It is the administrative seat of Głubczyce Co ...

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 ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 6,489.

Geography

Gmina Branice is on the

Głubczyce Plateau Głubczyce ( cs, Hlubčice or sparsely ''Glubčice'', german: Leobschütz, Silesian German: ''Lischwitz'') is a town in Opole Voivodeship in southern Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. It is the administrative seat of Głubczyce C ...

( pl, Płaskowyż Głubczycki; a part of the

Silesian Lowlands Silesian Lowlands (or Silesian Plains, pl, Nizina Śląska, cs, Slezská nížina, german: Schlesische Niederung) are lowlands located in Silesia, Poland in Central Europe. A small part is located in the Czech Republic. It is part of the Centra ...

) and partly in the

Opawskie Mountains The Opawskie Mountains ( pl, Góry Opawskie, german: Oppagebirge) or Zlatohorská Highlands / Zlaté Hory Highlands ( cs, Zlatohorská vrchovina, German: ''Zuckmanteler Bergland'') are a mountain range of the Eastern Sudetes in the Czech Republic ...

(a part of the Eastern Sudeten). Gmina Branice is located in the

Oder The Oder ( , ; Czech, Lower Sorbian and ; ) is a river in Central Europe. It is Poland's second-longest river in total length and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula and Warta. The Oder rises in the Czech Republic and flows thr ...

River Basin (rivers: Opawa, Troja).

Villages

Gmina Branice contains the villages and settlements of

Bliszczyce Bliszczyce (german: Bleischwitz, cs, Bližčice or ''Blížčice'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Branice, within Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech Republic, Czech border. It ...

, Boboluszki, Branice, Dzbańce, Dzbańce-Osiedle, Dzierżkowice, Gródczany, Jabłonka, Jakubowice, Jędrychowice, Lewice, Michałkowice, Niekazanice, Posucice, Turków, Uciechowice, Włodzienin, Wódka and

Wysoka Wysoka (german: Wissek; 1942-45 Weißeck) is a town in Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,760 inhabitants (2004). The current Mayor is Marek Madej. History The oldest known mention Wysoka comes from 1260, when it was gr ...

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Branice is bordered by the gminas of

and

Kietrz Kietrz (german: Katscher, cs, Ketř) is a town in Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. As of 2019, it has a population of 6,005. Notable people *Alfons Luczny (1894–1986), Luftwaffe general *Ol ...

. It also borders

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

(towns of Krnov, Úvalno, Brumovice,

Holasovice Holasovice (german: Kreuzendorf) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Administrative parts The villages of Kamenec, Loděnice and Štemplovec are ad ...

and

Opava Opava (; german: Troppau, pl, Opawa) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Opava (river), Opava. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia. It was a histori ...

References

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