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Gmina Świerczów is a rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Namysłów County
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Namysłów County ( pl, powiat namysłowski) 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 governme ...
,
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 Si ...
, 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 populou ...
. Its seat is the village of
Świerczów, which lies approximately south of
Namysłów
Namysłów (pronounced , german: Namslau) is a historic town in southern Poland, within Opole Voivodeship. Located along the Widawa River, it is the capital of Namysłów County. Its population was 16,551 in 2019.
History
The town began to dev ...
and north of the regional capital
Opole.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 3,317.
The gmina contains part of the
protected area called
Stobrawa Landscape Park.
Villages
Gmina Świerczów contains the villages and settlements of
Bąkowice,
Bielice,
Biestrzykowice,
Dąbrowa,
Gola,
Grodziec,
Kuźnica Dąbrowska,
Miejsce,
Miodary,
Pieczyska,
Starościn,
Świerczów,
Wężowice and
Zbica.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Świerczów is bordered by the gminas of
Domaszowice,
Lubsza,
Namysłów
Namysłów (pronounced , german: Namslau) is a historic town in southern Poland, within Opole Voivodeship. Located along the Widawa River, it is the capital of Namysłów County. Its population was 16,551 in 2019.
History
The town began to dev ...
,
Pokój and
Popielów.
References
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Swierczow
Namysłów County