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Gmina Tułowice 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
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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 town of
Tułowice, which lies approximately south-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 4,011.
Villages
Apart from the town of Tułowice, Gmina Tułowice contains the villages and settlements of
Goszczowice,
Ligota Tułowicka,
Skarbiszowice,
Szydłów
Szydłów is a fortified town in Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Szydłów. It lies approximately west of Staszów and south-east of th ...
and
Tułowice.
Neighbouring communes
Commune Tułowice is bordered by the communes of
Dąbrowa,
Komprachcice
Komprachcice is a village in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Komprachcice. It lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Opole.
Notable peo ...
,
Korfantów
Korfantów (german: Friedland in Oberschlesien, szl, Fyrlōnd), formerly known in Polish as Fryląd, is a town in the Opole Voivodeship of southwestern Poland, with 1,808 inhabitants (2019). In 1946 the town was renamed in honour of politician a ...
,
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 ...
,
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 ...
and
Prószków
Prószków (, German: Proskau) is a town in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is the administrative seat of Gmina Prószków, a Polish/German bilingual commune since 2006.
Geography
The town is located in the historic Upper ...
.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Tułowice is
twinned with:
*
Bělá pod Pradědem
Bělá pod Pradědem (german: Waldenburg) is a municipality in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The municipality is made up of villages of Adolfovice, Bělá, Doma ...
, Czech Republic
*
Wendeburg
Wendeburg is a municipality in the district of Peine, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km east of Peine, and 12 km northwest of Braunschweig.
Municipal subdivisions
* Bortfeld
* Harvesse
* Meerdorf
* Neubrüc ...
, Germany
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gmina Tulowice
Commune Tulowice