Gmina Tarnów Opolski, German Gemeinde Tarnau 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 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 village of Tarnów Opolski

Tarnów Opolski

Tarnów Opolski is a village in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Tarnów Opolski...

 (Tarnau), which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 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 81.6 square kilometres (31.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,943. Since 2007 the commune, like much of the area, has been officially bilingual in German and Polish, a large German population having remained in the area after it was transferred to Polish control.

Administrative divisions

The commune contains the villages and settlements of:

• Tarnów Opolski
  Tarnów Opolski
  Tarnów Opolski is a village in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Tarnów Opolski...
  
   / Tarnau
• Kąty Opolskie
  Katy Opolskie
  Kąty Opolskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnów Opolski, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...
  
   / Konty
• Kosorowice
  Kosorowice
  Kosorowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnów Opolski, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...
  
   / Kossorowitz
• Miedziana
  Miedziana, Opole Voivodeship
  Miedziana is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnów Opolski, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Tarnów Opolski and south-east of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Kupferberg
• Nakło / Nakel
• Przywory
  Przywory, Opole Voivodeship
  Przywory is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnów Opolski, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...
  
   / Przywor
• Raszowa
  Raszowa, Opole County
  Raszowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnów Opolski, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Tarnów Opolski and south-east of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Raschau
• Walidrogi
  Walidrogi
  Walidrogi , germ. Schulenburg is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarnów Opolski, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Tarnów Opolski and south-east of the regional capital Opole.Before 1945 the area was part of...
  
   / Schulenberg

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Tarnów Opolski 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 Chrząstowice/Chronstau

Gmina Chrzastowice

Gmina Chrząstowice / German: Gemeinde Chronstau is a rural gmina in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Chrząstowice, which lies approximately east of the regional capital Opole....

, 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/Stubendorf

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....

 and Prószków/Proskau

Gmina Prószków

Gmina Prószków, German Gemeinde Proskau is an urban-rural gmina in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

.