Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie 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 Racibórz County

Racibórz County

Racibórz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech border. 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...

, Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...

, in southern 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 Pietrowice Wielkie

Pietrowice Wielkie

Pietrowice Wielkie is a village in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie. It lies approximately west of Racibórz and west of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Racibórz

Racibórz

Racibórz is a town in southern Poland with 60,218 inhabitants situated in the Silesian Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship...

 and 68 km (42 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice

Katowice

Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...

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The gmina covers an area of 68.07 square kilometres (26.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,185.

Villages

Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie contains the villages and settlements of Amandów

Amandów

Amandów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately north of Pietrowice Wielkie, north-west of Racibórz, and west of the regional capital Katowice.The...

, Cyprzanów

Cyprzanów

Cyprzanów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately south-east of Pietrowice Wielkie, west of Racibórz, and west of the regional capital Katowice.The...

, Gródczanki

Gródczanki

Gródczanki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately south-west of Pietrowice Wielkie, west of Racibórz, and west of the regional capital...

, Kornice

Kornice, Poland

Kornice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately east of Pietrowice Wielkie, west of Racibórz, and west of the regional capital Katowice.The village...

, Krowiarki

Krowiarki, Silesian Voivodeship

Krowiarki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately north of Pietrowice Wielkie, north-west of Racibórz, and west of the regional capital...

, Lekartów

Lekartów

Lekartów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately south-east of Pietrowice Wielkie, west of Racibórz, and west of the regional capital Katowice.The...

, Maków

Maków, Silesian Voivodeship

Maków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately north of Pietrowice Wielkie, west of Racibórz, and west of the regional capital Katowice.The village...

, Pawłów, Pietrowice Wielkie

Pietrowice Wielkie

Pietrowice Wielkie is a village in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie. It lies approximately west of Racibórz and west of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Samborowice

Samborowice, Silesian Voivodeship

Samborowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately south-east of Pietrowice Wielkie, south-west of Racibórz, and west of the regional capital...

 and Żerdziny

Zerdziny, Silesian Voivodeship

Żerdziny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately east of Pietrowice Wielkie, west of Racibórz, and west of the regional capital Katowice.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie is bordered by the town of Racibórz

Racibórz

Racibórz is a town in southern Poland with 60,218 inhabitants situated in the Silesian Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship...

 and by the gminas of Baborów

Gmina Baborów

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

, Kietrz

Gmina Kietrz

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

, Krzanowice

Gmina Krzanowice

Gmina Krzanowice, German Gemeinde Kranowitz is an urban-rural gmina in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Czech border...

 and Rudnik

Gmina Rudnik, Silesian Voivodeship

Gmina Rudnik is a rural gmina in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Rudnik, which lies approximately north-west of Racibórz and west of the regional capital Katowice....

. It also borders the Czech Republic

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....

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