Gmina Tarnów Opolski Gemeinde Tarnau | |
Other Name: | Tarnów Opolski 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: | 81.6 |
Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
Population Total: | 9580 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coor Pinpoint: | Tarnów Opolski |
Coordinates: | 50.5833°N 23°W |
Seat: | Tarnów Opolski |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 46-050 |
Blank Name: | Car |
Blank Info: | OPO |
Website: | http://www.tarnowopolski.pl |
Gmina Tarnów Opolski, German Gemeinde Tarnau is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Tarnów Opolski (Tarnau), which lies approximately 15km (09miles) south-east of the regional capital Opole.
The gmina covers an area of 81.6km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 9,580. Since 2007 the commune, like much of the area, has been officially bilingual in German and Polish, a large German population having remained in the area after it was transferred to Polish control.
The commune contains the villages and settlements of Tarnów Opolski, Kąty Opolskie, Kosorowice, Miedziana, Nakło, Przywory, Raszowa and Walidrogi.
Gmina Tarnów Opolski is bordered by the city of Opole and by the gminas of Chrząstowice, Gogolin, Izbicko and Prószków.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland. Gmina Tarnów Opolski is twinned with:[2]