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Gmina Wołczyn 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
Kluczbork County
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Kluczbork County ( pl, powiat kluczborski) 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 ...
,
Opole Voivodeship, in south-western
Poland. Its seat is the town of
Wołczyn, which lies approximately west of
Kluczbork and north of the regional capital
Opole
Opole (; german: Oppeln ; szl, Ôpole) ;
* Silesian:
** Silesian PLS alphabet: ''Ôpole''
** Steuer's Silesian alphabet: ''Uopole''
* Silesian German: ''Uppeln''
* Czech: ''OpolÃ''
* Latin: ''Oppelia'', ''Oppolia'', ''Opulia'' is a city loc ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 13,579.
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
Apart from the town of Wołczyn, Gmina Wołczyn contains the villages and settlements of
Bruny,
Brynica,
Brzezinki,
Duczów Mały,
Duczów Wielki,
Gierałcice,
Komorzno
Komorzno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołczyn, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Wołczyn, north-west of Kluczbork, and north of the regional capital Op ...
,
Krzywiczyny,
Ligota Wołczyńska,
Markotów Duży
Markotów Duży is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołczyn, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship
Opole Voivodeship, or Opole Province ( pl, województwo opolskie ), is the smallest and least populated voivodeship (provin ...
,
Markotów Mały
Markotów Mały is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołczyn, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship
Opole Voivodeship, or Opole Province ( pl, województwo opolskie ), is the smallest and least populated voivodeship (provin ...
,
Rożnów,
Skałągi
Skałągi is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołczyn, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Wołczyn, north-west of Kluczbork
Kluczbork (german: Kreuzburg ...
,
Świniary Małe
Świniary Małe (German: Klein Blumenau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołczyn, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
For the history of the region, see Upper Silesia
Upper Silesia ( pl, Gó ...
,
Åšwiniary Wielkie
Świniary Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołczyn, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Wołczyn, north-west of Kluczbork
Kluczbork (german: K ...
,
Szklarnia Szymonkowska
Szklarnia Szymonkowska () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołczyn, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Wołczyn, north-west of Kluczbork
Kluczbork (ger ...
,
Szum,
Szymonków
Szymonków () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołczyn, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Wołczyn, north-west of Kluczbork
Kluczbork (german: Kreuzbu ...
,
WÄ…sice
Wąsice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołczyn, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wołczyn, west of Kluczbork
Kluczbork (german: Kreuzburg O.S., s ...
,
Wierzbica Dolna
Wierzbica Dolna (German: ''Deutsch Würbitz'', 1936–1945 ''Niederweiden O.S.'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołczyn, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
Geography
Wierzbica Dolna is ...
,
Wierzbica Górna
Wierzbica Górna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołczyn, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Wołczyn, west of Kluczbork, and north of the regional capital ...
and
Wierzchy.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Wołczyn is bordered by the gminas of
Byczyna,
Domaszowice,
Kluczbork,
Murów
Murów (german: Murow) is a village in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Murów. It lies approximately north of the regional capital Opole
Opole (; germ ...
,
Pokój,
Rychtal
Rychtal is a village in Kępno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Rychtal.
Geography
Part of the Silesia historical region, it is situated close to the a ...
and
Trzcinica.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Wołczyn is
twinned with:
*
Haßloch
Haßloch (or Hassloch) is a municipality in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Unlike most municipalities in the district, it does not belong to any ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – a type of collective municipality. It lies ne ...
, Germany
*
Kerekegyháza, Hungary
References
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Wolczyn
Kluczbork County