Gmina Prószków Gemeinde Proskau | |
Other Name: | Prószków Commune |
Settlement Type: | Gmina |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Opole |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Opole |
Area Total Km2: | 121.23 |
Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
Population Total: | 9029 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 2570 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 6459 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Prószków |
Coordinates: | 50.5764°N 17.8714°W |
Seat: | Prószków |
Website: | http://www.proszkow.pl |
Gmina Prószków, German Gemeinde Proskau is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Prószków (Proskau), which lies approximately 11km (07miles) south-west of the regional capital Opole.
The gmina covers an area of 121.23km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 9,029. Since 2006 the commune, like most of the area, has been bilingual in German and Polish, a substantial German population having remained behind after the area was transferred to Poland.
The commune contains the villages and settlements of:
Gmina Prószków is bordered by the city of Opole and by the gminas of Biała, Komprachcice, Korfantów, Strzeleczki, Tarnów Opolski and Tułowice.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland. Gmina Prószków is twinned with:[2]