Gmina Prószków, German Gemeinde Proskau 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 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 town of Prószków

Prószków

Prószków / is a town in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,660 inhabitants .Prószków/Proskau has been bilingual in Polish and German since 2006.-Twin towns — Sister cities:Prószków is twinned with:* Pruszków, * Hünfeld,...

 (Proskau), which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-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...

.

The gmina covers an area of 121.23 square kilometres (46.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,964 (out of which the population of Prószków amounts to 2,713, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 7,251). Since 2006 the commune, like most of the area, has been bilingual in German and Polish, a substantial German population having remained behind after the area was transferred to Poland.

Administrative divisions

The commune contains the villages and settlements of:

• Prószków
  Prószków
  Prószków / is a town in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,660 inhabitants .Prószków/Proskau has been bilingual in Polish and German since 2006.-Twin towns — Sister cities:Prószków is twinned with:* Pruszków, * Hünfeld,...
  
   / Proskau
• Boguszyce
  Boguszyce, Opole Voivodeship
  Boguszyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prószków, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Prószków and south of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Boguschütz
• Chrząszczyce
  Chrzaszczyce
  Chrząszczyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prószków, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland....
  
   / Chrzumczütz
• Chrzowice
  Chrzowice
  Chrzowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prószków, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Prószków and south of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Chrzowitz
• Folwark
  Folwark, Opole Voivodeship
  Folwark is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prószków, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....
  
   / Follwark
• Górki
  Górki, Opole Voivodeship
  Górki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prószków, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....
  
   / Gorek
• Jaśkowice
  Jaskowice, Opole County
  Jaśkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prószków, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland....
  
   / Jaschkowitz
• Ligota Prószkowska
  Ligota Prószkowska
  Ligota Prószkowska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prószków, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...
  
   / Ellguth Proskau
• Nowa Kuźnia
  Nowa Kuznia, Opole Voivodeship
  Nowa Kuźnia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prószków, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland....
  
   / Neuhammer
• Przysiecz
  Przysiecz
  Przysiecz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prószków, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...
  
   / Lichtenwalde
• Winów
  Winów
  Winów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prószków, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Prószków and south-west of the regional capital Opole....
  
   (Winau)
• Zimnice Małe / Klein Schimnitz
• Zimnice Wielkie
  Zimnice Wielkie
  Zimnice Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prószków, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Prószków and south of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Groß Schimnitz
• Źlinice
  Zlinice
  Źlinice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prószków, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Prószków and south of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Zlönitz
• Złotniki / Zlattnik

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Prószków 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 Biała/Zülz, Komprachcice/Comprachtschütz

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...

, Korfantów

Gmina Korfantów

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

, Strzeleczki/Klein Strehlitz

Gmina Strzeleczki

Gmina Strzeleczki, German Gemeinde Klein Strehlitz is a rural gmina in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Strzeleczki , which lies approximately west of Krapkowice and south of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of , and as...

, Tarnów Opolski/Tarnau

Gmina Tarnów Opolski

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

 and Tułowice.