__NOTOC__ Gmina Niemodlin 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 ...

(administrative district) in

Opole County __NOTOC__ Opole County ( pl, powiat opolski) 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 reform ...

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

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 ...

, which lies approximately 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 13,191.

Villages

Apart from the town of Niemodlin, Gmina Niemodlin contains the villages and settlements of Brzęczkowice,

Góra Góra (german: Guhrau) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the administrative seat both of Góra County and of the smaller district (gmina) called Gmina Góra. Geography The town is located within the historic Lower ...

, Gościejowice,

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, Gracze, Grodziec, Jaczowice, Jakubowice, Krasna Góra, Lipno, Magnuszowice, Magnuszowiczki,

Mała Góra Mała Góra (german: Gut Guhrau) is a hamlet in the administrative district of Gmina Niemodlin, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Niemodlin and west of the regional capital Opol ...

, Michałówek, Molestowice, Piotrowa, Radoszowice, Rogi, Roszkowice, Rutki, Rzędziwojowice, Sady, Sarny Wielkie, Sosnówka, Szydłowiec Śląski,

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, Tłustoręby and Wydrowice.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Niemodlin is bordered by the gminas of Dąbrowa,

Grodków Grodków (; szl, Grodkōw) is a town in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship in Poland, the administrative seat of Gmina Grodków. It is located in the Silesian Lowlands of the Oder basin, in the historic Upper Silesia region, about south of Brz ...

Łambinowice Łambinowice (german: Lamsdorf) is a village in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Łambinowice. It lies approximately north-east of Nysa and south-west 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 ...

, Olszanka, Skoroszyce and Tułowice.

Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Niemodlin is twinned with: *

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, Ukraine *

Pražmo Pražmo is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. Geography Pražmo lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The municipality is mostly ...

, Czech Republic *

Štíty Štíty (; until 1949 Šilperk; german: Schildberg) is a town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument ...

, Czech Republic *

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, Germany

References

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