Gmina Lewin Brzeski is an urban-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 Brzeg County

Brzeg County

Brzeg 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 Brzeg, which lies north-west...

, 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 town of Lewin Brzeski

Lewin Brzeski

Lewin Brzeski is a town in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 5,843 inhabitants .-External links:*...

, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Brzeg

Brzeg

Brzeg is a town in southwestern Poland with 38,496 inhabitants , situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship on the left bank of the Oder...

 and 25 km (16 mi) north-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 159.7 square kilometres (61.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,555 (out of which the population of Lewin Brzeski amounts to 5,826, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 7,729).

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

Apart from the town of Lewin Brzeski, Gmina Lewin Brzeski contains the villages and settlements of Błażejowice, Borkowice

Borkowice, Brzeg County

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

, Buszyce

Buszyce, Opole Voivodeship

Buszyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Lewin Brzeski, south-east of Brzeg, and north-west of the regional capital Opole.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Chróścina

Chróscina, Brzeg County

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

, Golczowice

Golczowice, Brzeg County

Golczowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Jasiona

Jasiona, Brzeg County

Jasiona is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .-References:...

, Kantorowice

Kantorowice, Opole Voivodeship

Kantorowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Lewin Brzeski, south-east of Brzeg, and west of the regional capital Opole....

, Leśniczówka

Lesniczówka, Opole Voivodeship

Leśniczówka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Łosiów, Mikolin

Mikolin

Mikolin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Lewin Brzeski, south-east of Brzeg, and north-west of the regional capital Opole.Before 1945 the area was part of...

, Niwa

Niwa, Opole Voivodeship

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

, Nowa Wieś Mała, Oldrzyszowice

Oldrzyszowice

Oldrzyszowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Piaski

Piaski, Opole Voivodeship

Piaski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .- References :...

, Przecza

Przecza

Przecza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Lewin Brzeski, south-east of Brzeg, and west of the regional capital Opole....

, Ptakowice

Ptakowice, Opole Voivodeship

Ptakowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Raski

Raski

Raski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Różyna

Rózyna, Opole Voivodeship

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

, Sarny Małe, Skorogoszcz

Skorogoszcz

Skorogoszcz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Stroszowice

Stroszowice

Stroszowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .-References:...

, Strzelniki

Strzelniki, Opole Voivodeship

Strzelniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

 and Wronów

Wronów, Opole Voivodeship

Wronów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Lewin Brzeski is bordered by the gminas of Dąbrowa

Gmina Dabrowa, Opole Voivodeship

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

, 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....

, Olszanka

Gmina Olszanka, Opole Voivodeship

Gmina Olszanka is a rural gmina in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Olszanka, which lies approximately south of Brzeg and 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 Skarbimierz

Gmina Skarbimierz

Gmina Skarbimierz is a rural gmina in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is Skarbimierz Osiedle, near to the village of Skarbimierz, which lies approximately south-west of Brzeg and north-west of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of , and as of...

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