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Gmina Pokój is a 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
Namysłów County
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Namysłów County () 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 passed in 19 ...
,
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 south-western
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
. Its seat is the village of
Pokój, which lies approximately south-east of
Namysłów
Namysłów (pronounced , ; ) 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 develop during th ...
and north of the regional capital
Opole
Opole (; ; ; ) is a city located in southern Poland on the Oder River and the historical capital of Upper Silesia. With a population of approximately 127,387 as of the 2021 census, it is the capital of Opole Voivodeship (province) and the seat of ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 5,228.
The gmina contains part of the
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...
called
Stobrawa Landscape Park.
Villages
Gmina Pokój contains the villages and settlements of
Dąbrówka Dolna,
Domaradz,
Domaradzka Kuźnia,
Fałkowice,
Jagienna,
Kopalina,
Kozuby,
Krogulna,
Krzywa Góra,
Ładza,
Lubnów,
Paryż,
Pokój,
Siedlice,
Świercowskie,
Żabiniec,
Zawiść and
Zieleniec.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Pokój is bordered by the gminas of
Dobrzeń Wielki,
Domaszowice,
Murów,
Popielów,
Świerczów and
Wołczyn
Wołczyn () is a town in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, with 5,907 inhabitants . According to 2011 data, it covers , and is the seat of Gmina Wołczyn. It is located within the historic region of Lower Silesia.
His ...
.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Pokój is
twinned with:
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Enkenbach-Alsenborn
Enkenbach-Alsenborn is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea ...
, Germany
*
Hochspeyer, Germany
References
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Pokoj
Namysłów County