Gmina Praszka
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__NOTOC__ Gmina Praszka 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 Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of
Praszka Praszka (german: Praschkau) is a town in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 7,655 inhabitants (2019). History The oldest known mention of the settlement dates back to 1260. It was granted town rights in 1392 by Polish King Władysła ...
, which lies approximately north of
Olesno Olesno is a town in Opole Voivodship, Poland about north-east of the city of Opole. It is the capital of Olesno County and seat of the Gmina Olesno. History The area near the ancient Amber Road had been settled since the Neolithic era. Olesno ...
and north-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 13,537.


Villages

Apart from the town of Praszka, Gmina Praszka contains the villages and settlements of Aleksandrów, Brzeziny, Gana, Kowale, Kozieł, Kuźniczka, Lachowskie,
Marki Marki is a city in central Poland, just to the north-east of the Polish capital Warsaw. Marki, a Warsaw suburb, was incorporated in 1967. While by Polish standards Marki is a relatively young town, with approximately 31,000 residents, it is on ...
,
Prosna The Prosna is a river in central Poland, a tributary of the Warta river (near Pyzdry), with a length of 227 kilometres and a basin area of 4,917 km2 (all in Poland).Przedmość, Rosochy,
Rozterk Rozterk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Praszka __NOTOC__ Gmina Praszka is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Praszka, which li ...
, Skotnica, Sołtysy, Strojec, Szyszków, Tokary, Wierzbie and
Wygiełdów Wygiełdów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Praszka, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Praszka, north of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opole ...
.


Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Praszka is bordered by the gminas of
Gorzów Śląski Gorzów Śląski (german: Landsberg in Oberschlesien) is a town in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,452 inhabitants (2019). Notable people * Nathanael Pringsheim (1823–1894), Jewish German botanist *Herbert Weichmann Herbert ...
,
Mokrsko Mokrsko is a village in Wieluń County, Łódź Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mokrsko. It lies approximately south-west of Wieluń and south-west of the regional capita ...
, Pątnów,
Radłów Radłów is a town in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Radłów. It is situated at the river Dunajec approximately north-west of Tarnów and east ...
, Rudniki and
Skomlin Skomlin is a village in Wieluń County, Łódź Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Skomlin. It lies approximately south-west of Wieluń and south-west of the regional capita ...
.


Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Praszka is twinned with: *
Bohorodchany Bohorodchany ( uk, Богородча́ни, translit=Bohorodčany, ) is an urban-type settlement in Ivano-Frankivsk Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, several miles from Ivano-Frankivsk. It hosts the administration of Bohorodchany settlement hroma ...
, Ukraine * Mutterstadt, Germany


References

{{Olesno County
Praszka Praszka (german: Praschkau) is a town in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 7,655 inhabitants (2019). History The oldest known mention of the settlement dates back to 1260. It was granted town rights in 1392 by Polish King Władysła ...
Olesno County