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Gmina Popielów 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
Opole County
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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
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 village of
Popielów, which lies approximately 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 8,051.
The gmina contains part of the
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
called
Stobrawa Landscape Park
Stobrawa Landscape Park (''Stobrawski Park Krajobrazowy'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in south-western Poland, established in 1999, covering an area of in the region of the Stobrawa river.
The Park lies within Opole Voivodeship: in ...
.
Villages
Gmina Popielów contains the villages and settlements of
Kaniów,
Karłowice,
Kurznie,
Kuźnica Katowska,
Lubienia,
Nowe Siołkowice,
Popielów,
Popielowska Kolonia,
Rybna,
Stare Kolnie,
Stare Siołkowice
Stare Siołkowice ("old Siołkowice"; german: Alt Schalkowitz; 1936–1945: Alt Schalkendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Popielów, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately n ...
and
Stobrawa.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Popielów is bordered by the gminas of
Dąbrowa,
Dobrzeń Wielki
Dobrzeń Wielki (; German: Groß Döbern ) is a village in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki (rural community) which has been officially bilingual in Polish and German since 2009. ...
,
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 ...
,
Lubsza,
Pokój,
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
Świerczów.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Popielów is
twinned with:
*
Bad Wurzach
Bad Wurzach (until 1950 Wurzach) is a small spa town in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is a well known health-resort destination, and home to the oldest bog spa (in German: ''Moorheilbad'') in Baden-Württemberg, as well ...
, Germany
*
Bikal, Hungary
*
Krakovany, Czech Republic
*
Krakovany, Slovakia
*
Rüdersdorf
Rüdersdorf is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany, near Berlin.
It is served by the Schöneiche bei Berlin tramway which runs from Rüdersdorf through Schöneiche to Berlin-Friedrichshagen station on the B ...
, Germany
References
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Popielow
Opole County