Gmina Olesno, Opole Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Gmina Olesno.

Gmina Olesno is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Olesno, which lies approximately 42 kilometres (26 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole.

Gmina Olesno Olesno Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates (Olesno): 50°52′30″N 18°25′0″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Olesno
Seat	Olesno
Area
• Total	240.8 km2 (93.0 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	17,726
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
• Urban	9,374
• Rural	8,352
Website	http://www.olesno.pl

The gmina covers an area of 240.8 square kilometres (93.0 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 17,726.

Villages

Apart from the town of Olesno, Gmina Olesno contains the villages and settlements of Bodzanowice, Borki Małe, Borki Wielkie, Boroszów, Broniec, Grodzisko, Kolonia Łomnicka, Kucoby, Leśna, Łomnica, Łowoszów, Sowczyce, Stare Olesno, Świercze, Wachów, Wachowice, Wojciechów and Wysoka.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Olesno is bordered by the gminas of Ciasna, Dobrodzień, Gorzów Śląski, Kluczbork, Krzepice, Lasowice Wielkie, Przystajń, Radłów and Zębowice.

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Gmina Olesno is twinned with:^[2]

• Arnsberg, Germany
• Zalakaros, Hungary
• Otice, Zbyslavice, Jezdkovice, Czechia