Gmina Dobrodzień

Gmina Dobrodzień, German Gemeinde Guttentag is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Dobrodzień, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Olesno and 37 km (23 mi) east of the regional capital Opole.

Gmina Dobrodzień
Gemeinde Guttentag

Dobrodzień Commune
Gmina
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Dobrodzień
Dobrodzień
Coordinates (Dobrodzień): 50°43′40″N 18°26′40″E
Country Poland
Voivodeship Opole
CountyOlesno
SeatDobrodzień
Area
 • Total162.84 km2 (62.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total10,651
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,720
 • Rural
6,157
Websitehttps://dobrodzien.pl

The gmina covers an area of 162.84 square kilometres (62.9 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 9,877.

Prior to 1945 the area was part of Germany. Since 2009 the commune has been officially bilingual in German and Polish due to the large German minority in the area, many ethnic Germans have remained despite the area being transferred to Poland after World War II.

Villages

The commune contains the villages and settlements of:

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Dobrodzień is bordered by the gminas of Ciasna, Kolonowskie, Olesno, Ozimek, Pawonków, Zawadzkie and Zębowice.

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Gmina Dobrodzień is twinned with:[2][3]

References
  1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. "Haan". dobrodzien.pl (in Polish). Gmina Dobrodzień. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  3. "Czortków - Ukraina". dobrodzien.pl (in Polish). Gmina Dobrodzień. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
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