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Gmina Głogówek () is an urban-rural
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and tow ...
(administrative district) in
Prudnik County
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Prudnik County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, on the Czech border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government ref ...
,
Opole Voivodeship
Opole Voivodeship ( , , ), is the smallest and least populated voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) of Poland. The province's name derives from that of the region's capital and largest city, Opole. It is part of Silesia. A relatively lar ...
, in southern
Poland
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, on the
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
border in
Upper Silesia
Upper Silesia ( ; ; ; ; Silesian German: ; ) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, located today mostly in Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic. The area is predominantly known for its heav ...
. Its seat is the town of
Głogówek (Oberglogau), which lies approximately east of
Prudnik
Prudnik (, , , ) is a town in southern Poland, located in the southern part of Opole Voivodeship near the border with the Czech Republic. It is the administrative seat of Prudnik County and Gmina Prudnik. Its population numbers 21,368 inhabitant ...
and south of the regional capital
Opole
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.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 13,258. Since 2009, in addition to the official Polish language, German has also been recognized as an additional secondary language.
Villages
Apart from the town of Głogówek, the gmina contains villages and settlements of:
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Anachów
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Biedrzychowice
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Błażejowice Dolne
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But
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Ciesznów
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Dzierżysławice
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Golczowice
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Góreczno
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Kazimierz
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Kierpień
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Leśnik
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Małkowice
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Mionów
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Mochów
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Mucków
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Nowe Kotkowice
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Nowe Kotkowice-Chudoba
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Racławice Śląskie
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Rzepcze
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Stare Kotkowice
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Sysłów
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Szonów
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Tomice
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Twardawa
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Wierzch
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Wróblin
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Zawada
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Zwiastowice
Demographics
As of 31 December 2010, the commune had 14,013 inhabitants. At the time of the census of 2002, the commune had 15,106 inhabitants. Of these, 10,451 (69.1%) declared the Polish nationality; 3,757 persons (24.8%) declared the German nationality; and 219 (1.4%) with the non-recognized
Silesian nationality. 679 inhabitants (4.4%) declared no nationality.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Głogówek is bordered by the communes of
Biała,
Głubczyce,
Krapkowice
Krapkowice (; ; ) is a town in southern Poland with 16,301 inhabitants (2019), situated in the Opole Voivodeship, straddling both banks of the Oder River at the point where it joins with the Osobłoga. It is the regional capital of Krapkowice Cou ...
,
Lubrza,
Pawłowiczki,
Reńska Wieś,
Strzeleczki and
Walce. It also borders the
Czech Republic
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.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Głogówek is
twinned with:
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Rietberg, Germany
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Vrbno pod Pradědem, Czech Republic
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gmina Glogowek
Glogowek
Prudnik County
Bilingual communes in Poland