Olesno County

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Olesno County
Powiat oleski

— County —

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Olesno): 50°52′30″N 18°25′0″E / 50.875, 18.41667

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 7

Area

- Total

973.62 km² (375.9 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

68,269

- Density

70.1/km² (181.6/sq mi)

- Urban

25,110

- Rural

43,159

Car plates

OOL

Website: http://www.powiatoleski.pl

Olesno County (Polish: powiat oleski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Olesno, which lies 42 kilometres (26 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole. The county contains three other towns: Praszka, 20 km (12 mi) north of Olesno, Dobrodzień, 17 km (11 mi) south of Olesno, and Gorzów Śląski, 18 km (11 mi) north of Olesno.

The county covers an area of 973.62 square kilometres (375.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 68,269, out of which the population of Olesno is 10,106, that of Praszka is 8,230, that of Dobrodzień is 4,168, that of Gorzów Śląski is 2,606, and the rural population is 43,159.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Olesno County is bordered by Wieruszów County and Wieluń County to the north, Kłobuck County to the east, Lubliniec County to the south-east, Strzelce County to the south, Opole County to the south-west, and Kluczbork County to the west.

[edit] Administrative division

The county is subdivided into seven gminas (four urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Olesno	urban-rural	240.8	18,837	Olesno
Gmina Praszka	urban-rural	102.8	13,876	Praszka
Gmina Dobrodzień	urban-rural	162.8	10,651	Dobrodzień
Gmina Rudniki	rural	100.5	8,547	Rudniki
Gmina Gorzów Śląski	urban-rural	154.1	7,693	Gorzów Śląski
Gmina Radłów	rural	86.0	4,575	Radłów
Gmina Zębowice	rural	95.8	4,090	Zębowice

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Olesno County

Seat: Olesno Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Dobrodzień • Gmina Gorzów Śląski • Gmina Olesno • Gmina Praszka Rural gminas: Gmina Radłów • Gmina Rudniki • Gmina Zębowice

v • d • e Counties of Opole Voivodeship

City county: Opole (capital) Land counties: Brzeg • Głubczyce • Kędzierzyn-Koźle • Kluczbork • Krapkowice • Namysłów • Nysa • Olesno • Opole • Prudnik • Strzelce