Gmina Walce, German Gemeinde Walzen 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 Krapkowice County

Krapkowice County

Krapkowice 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 Krapkowice, which lies ...

, 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 Walce

Walce

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

 (Walzen), which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Krapkowice

Krapkowice

Krapkowice is a town in south-western Poland with 17,840 inhabitants , situated in the Opole Voivodeship, straddling both banks of the Oder River at the point where it joins with the Osobłoga. It is the regional capital of Krapkowice County....

 and 34 km (21 mi) south 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 69.29 square kilometres (26.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,976. Since 2006 the commune, like much of the area, has been bilingual in German and Polish, a large German population remaining in the area after Silesia was partitioned to Poland.

Administrative divisions

The commune contains the villages and settlements of:

• Walce
  Walce
  Walce is a village in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Walce...
  
   / Walzen
• Antoszka
  Antoszka
  Antoszka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Walce, south-east of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital Opole....
  
   (Antoschka)
• Brożec
  Brozec, Opole Voivodeship
  Brożec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Walce, south of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Broschütz
• Brzezina
  Brzezina, Krapkowice County
  Brzezina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Walce, south of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital Opole....
  
   (Breschina)
• Ćwiercie
  Cwiercie
  Ćwiercie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Walce, south of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Schwärtze
• Czerniów
  Czerniów
  Czerniów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Walce, south of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital Opole....
  
   (Schernow)
• Dobieszowice
  Dobieszowice, Opole Voivodeship
  Dobieszowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Walce, south of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Dobersdorf
• Grobla
  Grobla
  Grobla may refer to the following places in Poland:*Grobla, Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Grobla, Radomsko County in Łódź Voivodeship *Grobla, Lublin Voivodeship...
  
   (Dammmühl)
• Grocholub
  Grocholub
  Grocholub is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Walce, south-east of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital Opole....
  
  
• Kromołów / Kramelau
• Krzewiaki
  Krzewiaki
  Krzewiaki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Walce, south-east of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital Opole....
  
   (Strauchhäuser)
• Marianków (Marienhof)
• Posiłek (Poschillek)
• Przerwa
  Przerwa, Opole Voivodeship
  Przerwa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Walce, south-east of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital Opole....
  
   (Dammbruch)
• Rozkochów
  Rozkochów, Opole Voivodeship
  Rozkochów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Walce, south of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Rosnochau
• Rybarze
  Rybarze
  Rybarze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Walce, south-east of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital Opole....
  
  
• Stradunia
  Stradunia, Opole Voivodeship
  Stradunia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Walce, south-east of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Straduna
• Swornica
  Swornica
  Swornica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Walce, south-east of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital Opole....
  
   (Kolonie Grocholub)
• Zabierzów
  Zabierzów, Opole Voivodeship
  Zabierzów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walce, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Walce, south of Krapkowice, and south of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Zabierzau

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Walce is bordered by the gminas of Głogówek/Oberglogau, Krapkowice

Gmina Krapkowice

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

, Reńska Wieś/Reinschdorf

Gmina Renska Wies

Gmina Reńska Wieś, German Gemeinde Reinschdorf is a rural gmina in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

 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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