| Gmina Głogówek Gemeinde Oberglogau | |
| Other Name: | Głogówek Commune |
| Settlement Type: | Gmina |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Opole |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Prudnik |
| Area Total Km2: | 170.06 |
| Population Total: | 13258 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 5592 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank1: | 7666 |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Głogówek |
| Coordinates: | 50.3439°N 17.8672°W |
| Seat: | Głogówek |
| Website: | http://www.glogowek.pl |
Gmina Głogówek, German Gemeinde Oberglogau is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the Czech border in Upper Silesia. Its seat is the town of Głogówek (Oberglogau), which lies approximately 21km (13miles) east of Prudnik and 370NaN0 south of the regional capital Opole.
The gmina covers an area of 170.06km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 13,258. Since 2009, the township, like much of the area, has been officially bilingual in German and Polish.
Apart from the town of Głogówek, the gmina contains villages and settlements of:
As of 31 December 2010, the commune had 14,013 inhabitants. At the time of the census of 2002, the commune had 15,106 inhabitants. Of these, 10,451 (69.1%) declared the Polish nationality; 3,757 persons (24.8%) declared the German nationality; and 219 (1.4%) with the non-recognized Silesian nationality. 679 inhabitants (4.4%) declared no nationality.
Gmina Głogówek is bordered by the communes of Biała, Głubczyce, Krapkowice, Lubrza, Pawłowiczki, Reńska Wieś, Strzeleczki and Walce. It also borders the Czech Republic.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland. Gmina Głogówek is twinned with:[1]
Vrbno pod Pradědem, Czech Republic