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Gmina Popielów 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
Opole County,
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
Popielów, which lies approximately north-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 l ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 8,051.
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
Gmina Popielów contains the villages and settlements of
Kaniów,
Karłowice,
Kurznie,
Kuźnica Katowska,
Lubienia,
Nowe Siołkowice,
Popielów,
Popielowska Kolonia,
Rybna,
Stare Kolnie,
Stare Siołkowice and
Stobrawa.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Popielów is bordered by the gminas of
Dąbrowa,
Dobrzeń Wielki,
Lewin Brzeski,
Lubsza,
Pokój,
Skarbimierz and
Świerczów.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Popielów is
twinned with:
*
Bad Wurzach, Germany
*
Bikal, Hungary
*
Krakovany, Czech Republic
*
Krakovany, Slovakia
*
Rüdersdorf
Rüdersdorf is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany, near Berlin.
It is served by the Schöneiche bei Berlin tramway which runs from Rüdersdorf through Schöneiche to Berlin-Friedrichshagen station on th ...
, Germany
References
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Popielow
Opole County