Gmina Dobrodzień

Gmina Dobrodzień Gemeinde Guttentag Dobrodzień Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates (Dobrodzień): 50°43′40″N 18°26′40″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Olesno
Seat	Dobrodzień
Area
• Total	162.84 km^2 (62.87 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	10,651
• Density	65/km^2 (170/sq mi)
• Urban	3,720
• Rural	6,157
Website	https://dobrodzien.pl

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.

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

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:

• Dobrodzień
• Bąki
• Błachów
• Bzinica Nowa
• Bzinica Stara
• Główczyce
• Gosławice
• Klekotna
• Kocury
• Kolejka
• Ligota Dobrodzieńska
• Makowczyce
• Malichów
• Myślina
• Pietraszów
• Pludry
• Rzędowice
• Szemrowice
• Turza
• Warłów
• Zwóz

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]

• Chortkiv, Ukraine
• Haan, Germany

References

1. "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. 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.