Gmina Komprachcice

Gmina Komprachcice
Gemeinde Comprachtschütz
Komprachcice Commune
Gmina
Coordinates (Komprachcice): 50°38′N 17°49′E / 50.633°N 17.817°E / 50.633; 17.817Coordinates: 50°38′N 17°49′E / 50.633°N 17.817°E / 50.633; 17.817
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Opole County
Seat Komprachcice
Area
 • Total 55.87 km2 (21.57 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 11,249
 • Density 200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Website http://www.komprachcice.pl
Main office of the commune

Gmina Komprachcice, German: Gemeinde Comprachtschütz is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Komprachcice (Comprachtschütz), which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole.

The gmina covers an area of 55.87 square kilometres (21.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 11,249. Since 2009 the commune, like much of the area, has been bilingual in German and Polish, a substantial German minority remaining behind after the area was given to Poland after the Second World War.

Administrative divisions

The commune contains the villages and settlements of:

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Komprachcice is bordered by the city of Opole and by the gminas of Dąbrowa, Prószków/Proskau and Tułowice.

References


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