Gmina Walce Gemeinde Walzen | |
Other Name: | Walce Commune |
Settlement Type: | Gmina |
Total Type: | Total |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Opole |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Krapkowice |
Area Total Km2: | 69.29 |
Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
Population Total: | 5438 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coor Pinpoint: | Walce |
Coordinates: | 50.3719°N 18.0058°W |
Seat: | Walce |
Website: | http://www.walce.pl |
Gmina Walce, German Gemeinde Walzen is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Walce (Walzen), which lies approximately 11km (07miles) south of Krapkowice and 340NaN0 south of the regional capital Opole.
The gmina covers an area of 69.29km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 5,438. Since 2006 the commune, like much of the area, has been bilingual in German and Polish, a large German population remaining in the area after Silesia was partitioned to Poland.
The commune contains the villages and settlements of:
Gmina Walce is bordered by the gminas of Głogówek, Krapkowice, Reńska Wieś and Zdzieszowice.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland. Gmina Walce is twinned with: