Gmina Dobrodzień

Gmina Dobrodzień, German Gemeinde Guttentag is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Dobrodzień, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Olesno and 37 km (23 mi) east of the regional capital Opole.

Gmina Dobrodzień
Gemeinde Guttentag
Dobrodzień Commune
Flag of Gmina DobrodzieńGemeinde Guttentag
Coat of arms of Gmina DobrodzieńGemeinde Guttentag
Dobrodzień is located in Opole Voivodeship
Dobrodzień
Dobrodzień
Dobrodzień is located in Poland
Dobrodzień
Dobrodzień
Coordinates (Dobrodzień): 50°43′40″N 18°26′40″E
Country Poland
Voivodeship Opole
CountyOlesno
SeatDobrodzień
Area
  Total162.84 km2 (62.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
  Total10,651
  Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
  Urban
3,720
  Rural
6,157
Websitehttps://dobrodzien.pl

The gmina covers an area of 162.84 square kilometres (62.9 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 9,877.

Since 2009 the commune has been officially bilingual in German and Polish due to the large German minority in the area, many ethnic Germans have remained despite the area being transferred to Poland after World War II.

Villages

The commune contains the villages and settlements of:

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Dobrodzień is bordered by the gminas of Ciasna, Kolonowskie, Olesno, Ozimek, Pawonków, Zawadzkie and Zębowice.

Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Dobrodzień is twinned with:[2][3]

References

  1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. "Haan". dobrodzien.pl (in Polish). Gmina Dobrodzień. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  3. "Czortków - Ukraina". dobrodzien.pl (in Polish). Gmina Dobrodzień. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
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