Gmina Dąbrowa 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 Opole County

Opole County

Opole County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Opole, although the city is not...

, 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...

. Its seat is the village of Dąbrowa

Dabrowa, Opole County

Dąbrowa is a village in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Dąbrowa...

, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) west 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...

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The gmina covers an area of 130.84 square kilometres (50.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,571.

The gmina contains part of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

 called Stobrawa Landscape Park

Stobrawa Landscape Park

Stobrawa Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland, established in 1999, covering an area of in the region of the Stobrawa river....

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Villages

Gmina Dąbrowa contains the villages and settlements of Chróścina

Chróscina, Opole County

Chróścina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Ciepielowice

Ciepielowice

Ciepielowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Dąbrowa and west of the regional capital Opole....

, Dąbrowa

Dabrowa, Opole County

Dąbrowa is a village in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Dąbrowa...

, Karczów

Karczów, Opole Voivodeship

Karczów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Dąbrowa and west of the regional capital Opole....

, Lipowa

Lipowa, Opole County

Lipowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Dąbrowa and west of the regional capital Opole....

, Mechnice

Mechnice, Opole Voivodeship

Mechnice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Narok

Narok, Opole Voivodeship

Narok is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Prądy

Prady, Opole Voivodeship

Prądy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Siedliska

Siedliska, Opole County

Siedliska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Dąbrowa and west of the regional capital Opole....

, Skarbiszów

Skarbiszów

Skarbiszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Dąbrowa and north-west of the regional capital Opole....

, Sławice, Sokolniki

Sokolniki, Opole Voivodeship

Sokolniki is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Dąbrowa and west of the regional capital Opole....

, Wrzoski

Wrzoski, Opole Voivodeship

Wrzoski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Wyrębiny

Wyrebiny

Wyrębiny is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .-References:...

 and Żelazna

Zelazna, Opole County

Żelazna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowa, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Dąbrowa and north-west of the regional capital Opole....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Dąbrowa is bordered by the city of 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...

 and by the gminas of Dobrzeń Wielki

Gmina Dobrzen Wielki

Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki, German Gemeinde Groß Döbern is a rural gmina in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Dobrzeń Wielki, which lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Komprachcice

Gmina Komprachcice

Gmina Komprachcice, German: Gemeinde Comprachtschütz is a rural gmina in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Komprachcice , which lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Lewin Brzeski

Gmina Lewin Brzeski

Gmina Lewin Brzeski is an urban-rural gmina in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Lewin Brzeski, which lies approximately south-east of Brzeg and north-west of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Niemodlin

Gmina Niemodlin

Gmina Niemodlin is an urban-rural gmina in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Niemodlin, which lies approximately west of the regional capital Opole....

, Popielów

Gmina Popielów

Gmina Popielów is a rural gmina in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Popielów, which lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Opole....

 and Tułowice.