Gmina Strzelce Opolskie 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 Strzelce County

Strzelce County

Strzelce 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 Strzelce Opolskie, which...

, 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 Strzelce Opolskie

Strzelce Opolskie

Strzelce Opolskie is a town in south-western Poland with 19,628 inhabitants , situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Strzelce County. Strzelce Opolskie is one of the biggest centers of German minority in Poland....

, which lies approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) south-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 202.35 square kilometres (78.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 33,481 (out of which the population of Strzelce Opolskie amounts to 20,059, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 13,422).

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 Góra Świętej Anny Landscape Park

Góra Swietej Anny Landscape Park

Góra Świętej Anny Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland, established in 1988, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Apart from the town of Strzelce Opolskie, Gmina Strzelce Opolskie contains the villages and settlements of Adamowice

Adamowice, Opole Voivodeship

Adamowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelce Opolskie, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Banatki Duże

Banatki Duze

Banatki Duże is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelce Opolskie, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Strzelce Opolskie and east of the regional capital Opole....

, Banatki Małe, Błotnica Strzelecka, Breguła, Brzezina

Brzezina, Strzelce County

Brzezina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelce Opolskie, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Dołki, Doryszów

Doryszów

Doryszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelce Opolskie, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Dziewkowice

Dziewkowice

Dziewkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelce Opolskie, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Farska Kolonia

Farska Kolonia

Farska Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelce Opolskie, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Grodzisko

Grodzisko, Strzelce County

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

, Jędrynie

Jedrynie

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

, Kadłub, Kadłubski Piec, Kalinowice

Kalinowice, Opole Voivodeship

Kalinowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelce Opolskie, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Kasztal

Kasztal

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

, Ligota Dolna

Ligota Dolna, Strzelce County

Ligota Dolna , German Nieder Ellguth is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelce Opolskie, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Ligota Górna

Ligota Górna, Strzelce County

Ligota Górna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelce Opolskie, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Mokre Łany, Niwki

Niwki, Strzelce County

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

, Nowa Wieś

Nowa Wies, Strzelce County

Nowa Wieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelce Opolskie, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Osiek

Osiek, Opole Voivodeship

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

, Płużnica Wielka, Rozmierka

Rozmierka

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

, Rozmierz

Rozmierz

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

, Rożniątów

Rozniatów

Rożniątów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelce Opolskie, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Sucha

Sucha, Opole Voivodeship

Sucha is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelce Opolskie, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Suche Łany, Szczepanek

Szczepanek, Opole Voivodeship

Szczepanek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelce Opolskie, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland....

, Szymiszów

Szymiszów

Szymiszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelce Opolskie, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

 and Warmątowice

Warmatowice

Warmątowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelce Opolskie, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Strzelce Opolskie is bordered by the gminas of Gogolin

Gmina Gogolin

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

, Izbicko

Gmina Izbicko

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

, Jemielnica

Gmina Jemielnica

Gmina Jemielnica, German Gemeinde Himmelwitz is a rural gmina in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Jemielnica , which lies approximately north-east of Strzelce Opolskie and south-east of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of...

, Kolonowskie

Gmina Kolonowskie

Gmina Kolonowskie, German Gemeinde Colonnowska is an urban-rural gmina in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in Upper Silesia in Poland...

, Leśnica

Gmina Lesnica

Gmina Leśnica, German Gemeinde Leschnitz is an urban-rural gmina in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in Upper Silesia in Poland...

, Ozimek

Gmina Ozimek

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

, Toszek

Gmina Toszek

Gmina Toszek is an urban-rural gmina in Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Toszek, which lies approximately north-west of Gliwice and north-west of the regional capital Katowice....

, Ujazd

Gmina Ujazd, Opole Voivodeship

Gmina Ujazd, German Gemeinde Ujest is an urban-rural gmina in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Wielowieś

Gmina Wielowies

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

 and Zdzieszowice

Gmina Zdzieszowice

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

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