__NOTOC__ Gmina Rudniki 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

Olesno County __NOTOC__ Olesno County ( pl, powiat oleski) 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 reforms ...

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 village of Rudniki, which lies approximately north-east 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 8,180.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Rudniki is bordered by the gminas of

Krzepice Krzepice (german: Krippitz) is a Polish town near Częstochowa, in Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in northwestern corner of Lesser Poland. It is located near the historic border of Lesser Poland and Silesia, which goes along the Liswarta ...

, Lipie, Pątnów,

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 ...

and

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 ...

Villages

The gmina contains the villages of Banasiówka, Bliźniaki, Bobrowa, Borek, Brzeziny Cieciułowskie, Bugaj,

Chwiły Chwiły is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudniki, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Rudniki, north-east of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opole ...

Cieciułów Cieciułów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudniki, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Rudniki, north-east of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capit ...

Dalachów Dalachów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudniki, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Rudniki, north-east of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opo ...

Faustianka Faustianka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudniki, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Rudniki, north-east of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opol ...

Hajdamaki Hajdamaki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudniki, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Rudniki, north-east of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opol ...

Ignachy Ignachy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudniki, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship, or Opole Province ( pl, województwo opolskie ), is the smallest and least populated voivodeship (province) of Polan ...

, Janinów, Jaworek,

Jaworzno Jaworzno is a city in southern Poland, near Katowice. It lies in the Silesian Highlands, on the Przemsza river (a tributary of the Vistula). Jaworzno belongs to the historic province of Lesser Poland. The city is situated in the Silesian Voivod ...

Jaworzno Bankowe Jaworzno Bankowe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudniki, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship, or Opole Province ( pl, województwo opolskie ), is the smallest and least populated voivodeship (province) ...

, Jelonki,

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

, Kuźnica, Kuźnica Żytniowska,

Łazy Łazy is a town in Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. Until 1947 the town was the seat of the Rokitno Szlacheckie municipality. In the years 1975–1998 the town administratively belonged to the Katowice province. As of 2019, the ...

, Mirowszczyzna, Młyny, Mostki, Nowy Bugaj, Odcinek, Pieńki,

Polesie Polesia, Polesie, or Polesye, uk, Полісся (Polissia), pl, Polesie, russian: Полесье (Polesye) is a natural and historical region that starts from the farthest edge of Central Europe and encompasses Eastern Europe, including East ...

, Porąbki, Rudniki, Słowików, Stanki, Stary Bugaj, Stawki Cieciułowskie, Stawki Żytniowskie, Teodorówka, Wytoka, Żurawie and Żytniów. Of these, the following have the status of

sołectwo A sołectwo (Polish plural: ''sołectwa'') is an administrative unit in Poland, an optional subdivision of a gmina. The actions and organs of the sołectwo are decided by the gmina council. On 31 December 2018 Poland had 40 740 sołectwa. Go ...

: Bobrowa, Bugaj, Chwiły, Cieciułów, Dalachów, Faustianka, Janinów, Jaworek, Jaworzno, Jelonki, Julianpol, Kuźnica, Łazy, Mirowszczyzna, Młyny, Mostki, Odcinek, Porąbki, Rudniki, Słowików, Żytniów.

Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Rudniki is twinned with: * Feilitzsch, Germany * Soblahov, Slovakia

References

{{Olesno County Rudniki Olesno County