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Gmina Kolonowskie, German Gemeinde Colonnowska is an urban-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 ...
(municipality) in
Strzelce County
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Strzelce County ( pl, powiat strzelecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government ...
,
Opole Voivodeship
Opole Voivodeship, or Opole Province ( pl, województwo opolskie ), is the smallest and least populated voivodeship (province) of Poland. The province's name derives from that of the region's capital and largest city, Opole. It is part of Upper S ...
, 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, located ...
in
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 ...
. Its seat is the town of
Kolonowskie
Kolonowskie (german: Colonnowska, sometimes ''Kolonnowska'', 1936–1945 ''Grafenweiler'') is a town in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,309 inhabitants (2019). It is the seat of Gmina Kolonowskie which has been officially bilin ...
(Colonnowska), which lies approximately north-east of
Strzelce Opolskie
Strzelce Opolskie (german: Groß Strehlitz, szl, Wielge Strzelce) is a town in southern Poland with 17,900 inhabitants (2019), situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Strzelce County.
Demographics
Strzelce Opolskie is one of th ...
and east 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 5,895. Since 2006, the township, like much of the area, has been officially bilingual in German and Polish.
Villages
The commune contains the villages of
Kolonowskie
Kolonowskie (german: Colonnowska, sometimes ''Kolonnowska'', 1936–1945 ''Grafenweiler'') is a town in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,309 inhabitants (2019). It is the seat of Gmina Kolonowskie which has been officially bilin ...
,
Spórok,
Staniszcze Małe and
Staniszcze Wielkie.
Neighbouring districts
Gmina Kolonowskie is bordered by the gminas of
Dobrodzień
Dobrodzień (German: Guttentag, szl, Dobrodziyń) is a small town in Olesno County, in Opole Voivodeship, Poland. Located in the historical region of Upper Silesia, it is the administrative seat of Gmina Dobrodzień. As of December 2021, the to ...
,
Jemielnica
Jemielnica (1945-47: Imielnica) (German: Himmelwitz) is a village in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Jemielnica. It lies approximately north-east ...
,
Ozimek
Ozimek (german: Malapane; szl, Uoźimek) is a town in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 8,657 inhabitants (2019).
History
Ozimek dates back to an early modern period, early modern settlement. It was named both ''Ozimek'' and ''Ma ...
,
Strzelce Opolskie
Strzelce Opolskie (german: Groß Strehlitz, szl, Wielge Strzelce) is a town in southern Poland with 17,900 inhabitants (2019), situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Strzelce County.
Demographics
Strzelce Opolskie is one of th ...
and
Zawadzkie
Zawadzkie (german: Zawadzki, 1936–1945 ''Andreashütte''; szl, Zawadzke) is a town in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 7,135 inhabitants (2019). In this area are located two villages: Kielcza
Kielcza (german: Keltsch) is a ...
.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Kolonowskie is
twinned with:
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Beilrode
Beilrode is a municipality in the district Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the ...
, Germany
*
Bělotín
Bělotín (german: Bölten) is a municipality and village in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Kunčice, Lučice and Nejdek are administrative parts of B ...
, Czech Republic
*
Chmelnica, Slovakia
*
Gehrden
Gehrden is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately southwest of Hanover.
Notable people
* Werner von Siemens (1816-1892), inventor, founder of electrical engineering and industrialist
* Car ...
, Germany
*
Wolfsgraben
Wolfsgraben is a municipality in the district of St. Pölten in the Austrian state of Lower Austria
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, Austria
References
{{Strzelce County
Kolonowskie
Kolonowskie (german: Colonnowska, sometimes ''Kolonnowska'', 1936–1945 ''Grafenweiler'') is a town in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,309 inhabitants (2019). It is the seat of Gmina Kolonowskie which has been officially bilin ...
Bilingual communes in Poland