__NOTOC__ Gmina Oława 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

Oława County __NOTOC__ Oława County ( pl, powiat oławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Polish local government r ...

Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbrz ...

, 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 ...

. Its seat is the town of

Oława Oława (pronounced , , szl, Oława) is a historic town in south-western Poland with 33,029 inhabitants (2019). It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (from 1975–1998 it was in the former Wrocław Voivodeship), within the Wrocław me ...

, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 15,209.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Oława is bordered by the town of

and the gminas of Czernica, Domaniów,

Jelcz-Laskowice Jelcz-Laskowice is a town in Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district ( gmina) called Gmina Jelcz-Laskowice. It lies on the Odra (Oder) river, approximately north of Oł ...

, Lubsza,

Siechnice Siechnice (formerly german: Tschechnitz, renamed ''Kraftborn'' in the Nazi era) is a town in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It gained town status in 1997, and as of 2019 has a population of 8,113. Siechnice ...

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 ...

and

Wiązów Wiązów (german: Wansen) is a town in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district ( gmina) called Gmina Wiązów. The town lies approximately east of Strzelin, and south ...

Villages

The gmina contains the villages of Bolechów, Bystrzyca, Chwalibożyce,

Drzemlikowice Drzemlikowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oława, within Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately south-west of Oława, and south-east of ...

, Gać, Gaj Oławski, Godzikowice, Godzinowice, Jaczkowice, Jakubowice, Janików, Jankowice, Jankowice Małe, Lizawice, Marcinkowice, Marszowice, Maszków, Miłonów, Niemil, Niwnik, Oleśnica Mała, Osiek, Owczary, Psary,

Ścinawa Ścinawa (german: Steinau an der Oder, links=no) is a town and municipality on the Oder river in the Lower Silesian region of Poland. The Ścinawa train station is a key gateway for travel throughout the region, connecting major destinations su ...

, Ścinawa Polska, Siecieborowice,

Siedlce Siedlce [] ( yi, שעדליץ ) is a city in eastern Poland with 77,354 inhabitants (). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously the city was the capital of a separate Siedlce Voivodeship (1975–1998). The city is situated b ...

, Sobocisko, Stanowice, Stary Górnik, Stary Otok and Zabardowice.

Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Oława is twinned with: *

Pidhaitsi Raion Pidhaitsi Raion ( uk, Підгаєцький район) was a raion in the western part of Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It was part of the historic area known as Halychyna (Galicia). The administrative center was the city of Pidhaitsi. The K ...

, Ukraine * Rudamina, Lithuania

References

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