Olesno County Explained

Olesno County
Native Name:Powiat oleski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Area Total Km2:973.62
Population Total:64411
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:23201
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:41210
Coor Pinpoint:Olesno
Coordinates:50.875°N 18.4167°W
Seat:Olesno
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 7
P1:Gmina Dobrodzień
P2:Gmina Gorzów Śląski
P3:Gmina Olesno
P4:Gmina Praszka
P5:Gmina Radłów
P6:Gmina Rudniki
P7:Gmina Zębowice
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info: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 came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Olesno, which lies 42km (26miles) north-east of the regional capital Opole. The county contains three other towns: Praszka, 200NaN0 north of Olesno, Dobrodzień, 170NaN0 south of Olesno, and Gorzów Śląski, 180NaN0 north of Olesno.

The county covers an area of 973.62km2. As of 2019 its total population is 64,411. The most populated towns are Olesno with 9,374 inhabitants and Praszka with 7,655 inhabitants.

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.

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.

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GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Olesnourban-rural240.817,726Olesno
Gmina Praszkaurban-rural102.813,537Praszka
Gmina Dobrodzieńurban-rural162.89,877Dobrodzień
Gmina Rudnikirural100.58,180Rudniki
Gmina Gorzów Śląskiurban-rural154.17,131Gorzów Śląski
Gmina Radłówrural86.04,308Radłów
Gmina Zębowicerural95.83,652Zębowice