Gmina Branice is a rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship

Opole Voivodeship

- Administrative division :Opole Voivodeship is divided into 12 counties : 1 city county and 11 land counties. These are further divided into 71 gminas.The counties are listed in the following table .- Economy :...

, in south-western Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

, on the Czech

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 border. Its seat is the village of Branice

Branice

Branice is a village located in the Opole Voivodeship , near the border with the Czech Republic. It belongs to Głubczyce County and is the seat of Gmina Branice. In 2006 it was inhabited by 2,300 people. It lies approximately south of Głubczyce and south of the regional capital Opole.-External...

, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Głubczyce and 69 km (43 mi) south of the regional capital Opole

Opole

Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 125,992 and is the capital of the Upper Silesia, Opole Voivodeship and, also the seat of Opole County...

.

The gmina covers an area of 121.87 square kilometres (47.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,728.

Villages

Gmina Branice contains the villages and settlements of Bliszczyce

Bliszczyce

Bliszczyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Branice, within Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

, Boboluszki

Boboluszki

Boboluszki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Branice, within Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

, Branice

Branice

Branice is a village located in the Opole Voivodeship , near the border with the Czech Republic. It belongs to Głubczyce County and is the seat of Gmina Branice. In 2006 it was inhabited by 2,300 people. It lies approximately south of Głubczyce and south of the regional capital Opole.-External...

, Dzbańce

Dzbance

Dzbańce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Branice, within Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

, Dzbańce-Osiedle

Dzbance-Osiedle

Dzbańce-Osiedle is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Branice, within Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

, Dzierżkowice

Dzierzkowice, Opole Voivodeship

Dzierżkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Branice, within Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

, Gródczany

Gródczany

Gródczany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Branice, within Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

, Jabłonka, Jakubowice, Jędrychowice

Jedrychowice

Jędrychowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Branice, within Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

, Lewice

Lewice, Opole Voivodeship

Lewice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Branice, within Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

, Michałkowice, Niekazanice

Niekazanice

Niekazanice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Branice, within Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

, Posucice

Posucice

Posucice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Branice, within Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

, Turków

Turków

Turków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Branice, within Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

, Uciechowice

Uciechowice

Uciechowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Branice, within Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

, Włodzienin, Wódka

Wódka, Opole Voivodeship

Wódka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Branice, within Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

 and Wysoka.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Branice is bordered by the gminas of Głubczyce and Kietrz

Gmina Kietrz

Gmina Kietrz is an urban-rural gmina in Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the Czech border...

. It also borders Czechia (obeces of Krnov

Krnov

Krnov is an Upper Silesian city in the northeastern Czech Republic, in the Moravian-Silesian Region, the District of Bruntál, on the Opava River, near the Polish border....

, Úvalno

Úvalno

Úvalno is a village and municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic.- Natives :* Hans Kudlich – Austrian political activist, Austrian legislator, writer and physician-Notes:...

, Brumovice

Brumovice (Opava District)

Brumovice is a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 1,400 inhabitants and lies 16 km from Opava. The village was first mentioned in a written document in 1377.-External links:*...

, Holasovice

Holasovice

Holasovice is a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 1,370 inhabitants and lies 10 km north-west of Opava.-External links:*...

 and Opava

Opava

Opava is a city in the northern Czech Republic on the river Opava, located to the north-west of Ostrava. The historical capital of Czech Silesia, Opava is now in the Moravian-Silesian Region and has a population of 59,843 as of January 1, 2005....

).