Gmina Krzanowice, German Gemeinde Kranowitz is an urban-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 Racibórz County

Racibórz County

Racibórz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern 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...

, Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...

, in southern 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...

, on the Czech

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 border. Its seat is the town of Krzanowice

Krzanowice

----Krzanowice is a town in Raciborz County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,206 inhabitants . It lies just a few kilometers from the border with the Czech Republic.- People :* Vincenz Kollar* Max Schirschin* Johannes Slawik...

 (Kranowitz), which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Racibórz

Racibórz

Racibórz is a town in southern Poland with 60,218 inhabitants situated in the Silesian Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship...

 and 68 km (42 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice

Katowice

Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...

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The gmina covers an area of 47.06 square kilometres (18.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,082 (out of which the population of Krzanowice amounts to 2,207, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,875). Since 2008 the commune has been bilingual in German and Polish, and has its signs in two languages. These signs celebrate the multicultural past of the region, which was prior to 1945 part of Germany and still maintains a large German population.

Administrative divisions

The commune contains the villages and settlements of:

• Krzanowice
  Krzanowice
  ----Krzanowice is a town in Raciborz County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,206 inhabitants . It lies just a few kilometers from the border with the Czech Republic.- People :* Vincenz Kollar* Max Schirschin* Johannes Slawik...
  
   / Kranowitz
• Bojanów
  Bojanów, Silesian Voivodeship
  Bojanów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzanowice, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately east of Krzanowice, south-west of Racibórz, and south-west of the regional capital Katowice.The village has...
  
   / Bojanow
• Borucin
  Borucin, Silesian Voivodeship
  Borucin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzanowice, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately south-east of Krzanowice, south-west of Racibórz, and south-west of the regional capital Katowice.The...
  
   / Borutin
• Pietraszyn
  Pietraszyn
  Pietraszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzanowice, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately north-west of Krzanowice, south-west of Racibórz, and west of the regional capital Katowice.-References:...
  
   / Klein Peterwitz
• Wojnowice
  Wojnowice, Silesian Voivodeship
  Wojnowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzanowice, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately north-east of Krzanowice, south-west of Racibórz, and west of the regional capital Katowice.The village...
  
   / Woinowitz

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Krzanowice is bordered by the town of Racibórz

Racibórz

Racibórz is a town in southern Poland with 60,218 inhabitants situated in the Silesian Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship...

 and by the gminas of Krzyżanowice

Gmina Krzyzanowice

Gmina Krzyżanowice is a rural gmina in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Czech border...

 and Pietrowice Wielkie

Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie

Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie is a rural gmina in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Czech border...

. It also borders the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

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