Gmina Polska Cerekiew Explained

Gmina Polska Cerekiew
Gemeinde Groß Neukirch
Other Name:Polska Cerekiew Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Coordinates:50.2292°N 18.1272°W
Coor Pinpoint:Polska Cerekiew
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Subdivision Name2:Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Seat:Polska Cerekiew
Total Type:Total
Area Total Km2:60.85
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:4021
Population Density Km2:auto
Website:http://polskacerekiew.pl

Gmina Polska Cerekiew (German: Gemeinde Groß Neukirch) is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Polska Cerekiew (Groß Neukirch), which lies approximately 15km (09miles) south of Kędzierzyn-Koźle and 51km (32miles) south of the regional capital Opole.

The gmina covers an area of 60.85km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 4,021. Since 2011 the commune has been bilingual in German and Polish, and has its signs in two languages. These signs celebrate the multicultural past of the region, which was prior to 1945 part of Germany and still maintains a large German population.

Administrative divisions

The commune contains the villages and settlements of:

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Polska Cerekiew is bordered by the gminas of Baborów and Rudnik.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland. Gmina Polska Cerekiew is twinned with:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. 2020-02-14.
  2. Web site: Home Page. Gmina Polska Cerekiew. pl. 2020-09-26.