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Gmina Lewin Brzeski is an urban-rural

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(administrative district) in

Brzeg County __NOTOC__ Brzeg County ( pl, powiat brzeski ) 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 refor ...

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 south-western

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. Its seat is the town of

Lewin Brzeski Lewin Brzeski (german: Löwen) is a historic town situated in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, southwestern Poland. The total population of Lewin Brzeski was estimated at 5,736 inhabitants in 2019. History Located along the medieval trade routes ...

, which lies approximately south-east of

Brzeg Brzeg (; Latin: ''Alta Ripa'', German: ''Brieg'', Silesian German: ''Brigg'', , ) is a town in southwestern Poland with 34,778 inhabitants (December 2021) and the capital of Brzeg County. It is situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship on the ...

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 ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 12,968. The gmina contains part of the

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called

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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 Łosiów (german: Lossen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Lewin Brzeski, south-east of Brzeg, and north-wes ...

Mikolin Mikolin (german: Nikoline) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Lewin Brzeski, south-east of Brzeg, and north-we ...

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, Nowa Wieś Mała,

Oldrzyszowice Oldrzyszowice (german: Hilbersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. We first hear of Oldrzyszowice in 1248. The village was owned by Luise Gräfi ...

, Piaski,

Przecza Przecza (german: Arnsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Lewin Brzeski, south-east of Brzeg, and west of ...

, Ptakowice,

Raski Raski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship, or Opole Province ( pl, województwo opolskie ), is the smallest and least populated voivodeship (province) of Po ...

, Różyna, Sarny Małe, Skorogoszcz, Stroszowice, Strzelniki and Wronów.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Lewin Brzeski is bordered by the gminas of Dąbrowa,

Niemodlin Niemodlin (; german: Falkenberg O.S., Falkenberg Oberschlesien; szl, Ńymodlin) is a town in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,315 inhabitants (2019). History The community was first mentioned as ''Nemodlin'' in a 1224 deed and r ...

, Olszanka, Popielów and

Skarbimierz Skarbimierz (german: Hermsdorf) is a village in Brzeg County (Brieg), Opole Voivodeship (Oppeln), in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Skarbimierz. It lies approximately south-west of Brzeg ...

Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Lewin Brzeski is twinned with: *

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, Hungary

References

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