Gmina Głogówek

Gmina Głogówek (German: Gemeinde Oberglogau) is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Czech border in Upper Silesia. Its seat is the town of Głogówek (Oberglogau), which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Prudnik and 37 km (23 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.

Gmina Głogówek Głogówek Commune
Gmina
Town Hall in Głogówek, seat of the gmina office
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates (Głogówek): 50°20′38″N 17°52′2″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Prudnik
Seat	Głogówek
Area
• Total	170.06 km2 (65.66 sq mi)
Population
• Total	13,258
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
• Urban	5,592
• Rural	7,666
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	OPR
Website	http://www.glogowek.pl

The gmina covers an area of 170.06 square kilometres (65.7 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 13,258. Since 2009, in addition to the official Polish language, German has also been recognized as an additional secondary language.

Villages

Apart from the town of Głogówek, the gmina contains villages and settlements of:

• Anachów
• Biedrzychowice
• Błażejowice Dolne
• But
• Chmielnik
• Chudoba
• Ciesznów
• Damasko
• Dzierżysławice
• Golczowice
• Góreczno
• Hojnowice
• Kapełków
• Kazimierz
• Kierpień
• Kolonia
• Korea
• Leśnik
• Malkowice
• Marianków
• Mikulsko
• Mionów
• Młodziejowice
• Mochów
• Mucków
• Nowe Kotkowice
• Racławice Śląskie
• Rzepcze
• Stare Kotkowice
• Sysłów
• Szelonka
• Szonów
• Tomice
• Twardawa
• Wierzch
• Wróblin
• Wyszków
• Zawada
• Zwiastowice

Demographics

As of 31 December 2010, the commune had 14,013 inhabitants. At the time of the census of 2002, the commune had 15,106 inhabitants. Of these, 10,451 (69.1%) declared the Polish nationality; 3,757 persons (24.8%) declared the German nationality; and 219 (1.4%) with the non-recognized Silesian nationality. 679 inhabitants (4.4%) declared no nationality.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Głogówek is bordered by the communes of Biała, Głubczyce, Krapkowice, Lubrza, Pawłowiczki, Reńska Wieś, Strzeleczki and Walce. It also borders the Czech Republic.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Gmina Głogówek is twinned with:^[1]

• Rietberg, Germany
• Vrbno pod Pradědem, Czech Republic