__NOTOC__ Gmina Turawa, German Gemeinde Turawa 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 Turawa, which lies approximately 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 l ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 9,990.

Villages

The commune contains the villages and settlements of: * Turawa * Bierdzany * Borek * Kadłub Turawski * Kotórz Mały * Kotórz Wielki * Ligota Turawska * Marszałki * Osowiec Śląski * Rzędzów * Trzęsina * Węgry * Zakrzów Turawski * Zawada

Demographics

As of 31 December 2010, the commune had 9,595 inhabitants. At the time of the census of 2002, the commune had 9,609 inhabitants. Of these, 5,673 (59%) declared the Polish nationality; 2,028 persons (21.1%) declared the German nationality; and 671 (7%) with the non-recognized Silesian nationality. 1,223 inhabitants (12.7%) declared no nationality.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Turawa is bordered by the city of

and by the gminas of Chrząstowice, Lasowice Wielkie, Łubniany,

Ozimek Ozimek (german: Malapane; szl, Uoźimek) is a town in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 8,657 inhabitants (2019). History Ozimek dates back to an early modern settlement. It was named both ''Ozimek'' and ''Małapanew'', with bot ...

and Zębowice.

Notable people

* Joachim Prinz (1902–1988), Rabbi

Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Turawa is twinned with: * Dřevohostice, Czech Republic * Saalfelder Höhe (Saalfeld), Germany * Wetter, Germany

References

{{Authority control Turawa Opole County Bilingual communes in Poland