__NOTOC__ Gmina Walce, German Gemeinde Walzen 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 Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, 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

Walce Walce German: Walzen, is a village in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Walce. It lies approximately south of Krapkowice and south of the regional ca ...

(Walzen), which lies approximately south of

Krapkowice Krapkowice (; german: Krappitz; szl, Krapkowicy) is a town in southern Poland with 16,301 inhabitants (2019), situated in the Opole Voivodeship, straddling both banks of the Oder River at the point where it joins with the Osobłoga. It is the re ...

and south 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 5,438. Since 2006 the commune, like much of the area, has been bilingual in German and Polish, a large German population remaining in the area after Silesia was partitioned to Poland.

Administrative divisions

The commune contains the villages and settlements of: *

* Antoszka * Brożec * Brzezina * Ćwiercie * Czerniów * Dobieszowice * Grobla *

Grocholub Grocholub (german: Grocholub, 1936-45: Erbersdorf) is a village, in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Location It lies approximately north-east of Walce, south-east o ...

* Kromołów * Krzewiaki * Marianków * Posiłek * Przerwa * Rozkochów *

Rybarze Rybarze (german: Fischerei) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Walce, south-east of Krapkowice, and south of the ...

Stradunia Stradunia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Walce, south-east of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital ...

Swornica Swornica (german: Kolonie Grocholub) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Walce, south-east of Krapkowice, and sou ...

* Zabierzów

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Walce is bordered by the gminas of

Głogówek Głogówek (pronounced , German: ''Oberglogau'', cs, Horní Hlohov, szl, Gogōwek) is a small historic town in southern Poland. It is situated on the Osobloga River, in Opole Voivodeship of the greater Silesian region. The city lies approximat ...

, Reńska Wieś and

Zdzieszowice Zdzieszowice (; german: Deschowitz, 1936–1945: ''Odertal O.S.''; szl, Źdźyszowicy) is a town in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided i ...

Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Walce is twinned with: * Kobylnica, Poland * Malá Morávka, Czech Republic

References

{{Krapkowice County

Krapkowice County Bilingual communes in Poland de:Walzen (Oberschlesien)#Gemeinde