Gmina Lasowice Wielkie, German Gemeinde Gross Lassowitz 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 Kluczbork County

Kluczbork County

Kluczbork 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 and largest town is Kluczbork, which lies ...

, 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 Lasowice Wielkie

Lasowice Wielkie, Opole Voivodeship

Lasowice Wielkie / , is a village in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Lasowice Wielkie. It lies approximately south of Kluczbork and north-east of the regional capital Opole.The village has a population of 764...

, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Kluczbork

Kluczbork

Kluczbork is a town in southwestern Poland with 26,670 inhabitants , situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Kluczbork County and an important railroad junction. In Kluczbork the major rail line from Katowice splits into two directions - westwards to Wroclaw and northwards to Poznań...

 and 31 km (19 mi) north-east 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 210.84 square kilometres (81.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,192. Since 2006 the commune, like much of the area, has been bilingual in German and Polish.

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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Administrative divisions

The commune contains the villages and settlements of:

• Lasowice Wielkie
  Lasowice Wielkie, Opole Voivodeship
  Lasowice Wielkie / , is a village in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Lasowice Wielkie. It lies approximately south of Kluczbork and north-east of the regional capital Opole.The village has a population of 764...
  
  /Gross Lassowitz
• Chocianowice
  Chocianowice
  Chocianowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lasowice Wielkie, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Kluczbork and north-east of the regional capital Opole.The village has a population of 1,170.-References:...
  
  /Kotschanowitz
• Chudoba
  Chudoba, Gmina Lasowice Wielkie
  Chudoba is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lasowice Wielkie, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Kluczbork and north-east of the regional capital Opole....
  
  /Kudoba
• Ciarka
  Ciarka
  Ciarka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lasowice Wielkie, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.-References:...
  
  /Schiorke
• Gronowice
  Gronowice, Opole Voivodeship
  Gronowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lasowice Wielkie, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.The village has a population of 673....
  
  /Grunowitz
• Jasienie
  Jasienie
  Jasienie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lasowice Wielkie, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Lasowice Wielkie, south of Kluczbork, and north-east of the regional capital Opole.The village has a population of...
  
  /Jaschine
• Laskowice
  Laskowice, Kluczbork County
  Laskowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lasowice Wielkie, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Kluczbork and north-east of the regional capital Opole....
  
  /Laskowitz
• Lasowice Małe/Klein Lassowitz
• Oś
  Os, Kluczbork County
  Oś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lasowice Wielkie, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.The village has a population of 62.-References:...
  
  /Marienfeld
• Szumirad
  Szumirad
  Szumirad is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lasowice Wielkie, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Kluczbork and north-east of the regional capital Opole....
  
  /Sausenberg
• Trzebiszyn
  Trzebiszyn, Opole Voivodeship
  Trzebiszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lasowice Wielkie, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Lasowice Wielkie, south of Kluczbork, and north-east of the regional capital Opole.The village has a...
  
  /Trebitschin
• Tuły/Thule
• Wędrynia
  Wedrynia
  Wędrynia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lasowice Wielkie, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Kluczbork and north-east of the regional capital Opole.The village has a population of 476.-References:...
  
  /Wendrin

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Lasowice Wielkie is bordered by the gminas of Kluczbork

Gmina Kluczbork

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

, Łubniany/Lugnian, Murów/Murow

Gmina Murów

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

, Olesno

Gmina Olesno, Opole Voivodeship

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

, Turawa

Gmina Turawa

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

 and Zębowice

Gmina Zebowice

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

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