Gmina Prudnik Explained

Gmina Prudnik
Other Name:Prudnik Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Prudnik
Area Total Km2:122.13
Population As Of:2019-06-30[1]
Population Total:27157
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:21041
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:6116
Coor Pinpoint:Prudnik
Coordinates:50.3228°N 17.5767°W
Seat:Prudnik
Website:https://prudnik.pl

Gmina Prudnik is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the Czech border. Its seat is the town of Prudnik, which lies approximately 46km (29miles) south-west of the regional capital Opole.

The gmina covers an area of 122.13km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 27,157.

The gmina contains part of the protected area called Opawskie Mountains Landscape Park.

Villages

Apart from the town of Prudnik, Gmina Prudnik contains the villages and settlements of Bombreit, Chocim, Czyżowice, Dębowiec, Gajówka, Łąka Prudnicka, Mieszkowice, Moszczanka, Niemysłowice, Osiedle, Piorunkowice, Rudziczka, Siemków, Spalony Dwór, Szybowice, Trzebieszów, Wierzbiec, Wieszczyna, Włóczno, Włókna, Zimne Kąty.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Prudnik is bordered by the gminas of Biała, Głuchołazy, Korfantów, Lubrza and Nysa. It also borders the Czech Republic.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland. Gmina Prudnik 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: Miasta partnerskie. prudnik.pl. Gmina Prudnik. pl. 2020-03-10. 2020-10-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001222447/https://prudnik.pl/38/miasta-partnerskie.html. dead.