Brzeg County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

) in 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 :...

, 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...

. 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 Brzeg

Brzeg

Brzeg is a town in southwestern Poland with 38,496 inhabitants , situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship on the left bank of the Oder...

, which lies 39 kilometres (24 mi) north-west 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...

. The county also contains the towns of Grodków

Grodków

Grodków is a town in Opole Voivodeship in Poland. It has 8,709 inhabitants and lies 20 km south of Brzeg.Grodków was granted city rights in 1268 by Duke Henryk IV Probus. The medieval city plan was characterized by a rectangular marketplace and four streets leading to the towers of the city...

, lying 22 km (14 mi) south of Brzeg, and Lewin Brzeski

Lewin Brzeski

Lewin Brzeski is a town in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 5,843 inhabitants .-External links:*...

, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Brzeg.

The county covers an area of 876.52 square kilometres (338.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 92,361, out of which the population of Brzeg is 38,303, that of Grodków is 8,771, that of Lewin Brzeski is 5,826, and the rural population is 39,461.

Neighbouring counties

Brzeg County is bordered by Namysłów County to the north-east, 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...

 to the south-east, Nysa County

Nysa County

Nysa County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, on the Czech border. 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 Nysa,...

 to the south, and Strzelin County

Strzelin County

Strzelin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of...

 and Oława County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six 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...

s (one urban, two urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Brzeg Brzeg Brzeg is a town in southwestern Poland with 38,496 inhabitants , situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship on the left bank of the Oder...	urban	14.7	38,303
Gmina Grodków Gmina Grodków Gmina Grodków is an urban-rural gmina in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Grodków, which lies approximately south of Brzeg and west of the regional capital Opole....	urban-rural	286.4	19,743	Grodków Grodków Grodków is a town in Opole Voivodeship in Poland. It has 8,709 inhabitants and lies 20 km south of Brzeg.Grodków was granted city rights in 1268 by Duke Henryk IV Probus. The medieval city plan was characterized by a rectangular marketplace and four streets leading to the towers of the city...
Gmina Lewin Brzeski Gmina Lewin Brzeski Gmina Lewin Brzeski is an urban-rural gmina in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Lewin Brzeski, which lies approximately south-east of Brzeg and north-west of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...	urban-rural	159.7	13,555	Lewin Brzeski Lewin Brzeski Lewin Brzeski is a town in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 5,843 inhabitants .-External links:*...
Gmina Lubsza Gmina Lubsza Gmina Lubsza is a rural gmina in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Lubsza, which lies approximately north-east of Brzeg and north-west of the regional capital Opole....	rural	212.7	8,577	Lubsza Lubsza, Opole Voivodeship Lubsza is a village in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Lubsza. It lies approximately north-east of Brzeg and north-west of the regional capital Opole....
Gmina Skarbimierz Gmina Skarbimierz Gmina Skarbimierz is a rural gmina in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is Skarbimierz Osiedle, near to the village of Skarbimierz, which lies approximately south-west of Brzeg and north-west of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of , and as of...	rural	110.5	7,240	Skarbimierz Osiedle
Gmina Olszanka Gmina Olszanka, Opole Voivodeship Gmina Olszanka is a rural gmina in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Olszanka, which lies approximately south of Brzeg and west of the regional capital Opole....	rural	92.6	4,943	Olszanka Olszanka, Opole Voivodeship Olszanka is a village in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Olszanka...