Gmina Radłów, Opole Voivodeship

Gmina Radłów, German Gemeinde Radlau is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Radłów, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Olesno and 52 km (32 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole.

For other places with the same name, see Gmina Radłów.
Gmina Radłów
Gemeinde Radlau
Radłów Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms of Gmina RadłówGemeinde Radlau
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Radłów): 50°56′N 18°32′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyOlesno
SeatRadłów
Area
 • Total86.02 km2 (33.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total4,308
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Websitehttp://www.radlow.pl

The gmina covers an area of 86.02 square kilometres (33.2 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 4,308.

In 2008 the district was the first in Poland to put up bilingual Polish German signs for town names. These signs would celebrate the multicultural past of the region, which was prior to 1945 part of Germany and as of 2008 28 percent of the inhabitants were German origin.[2]

Villages

The commune contains the villages and settlements of:

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Radłów is bordered by the gminas of Gorzów Śląski, Krzepice, Olesno, Praszka and Rudniki.

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. Staff (2008-09-13), Polish District Puts Up Bilingual Polish-German Signs, dw-world.de, retrieved 2008-09-13


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