Gmina Lubrza 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 Prudnik County

Prudnik County

Prudnik 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...

, 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...

, 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 village of Lubrza

Lubrza, Opole Voivodeship

Lubrza is a village in Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Lubrza...

, which lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Prudnik

Prudnik

Prudnik is a town in Poland, located in the southern part of Opole Voivodeship. Its population numbers 26,400 inhabitants . It is the capital of Prudnik County.- Education :* * * II Liceum Ogólnokształcące w Prudniku...

 and 43 km (27 mi) south-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...

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The gmina covers an area of 83.15 square kilometres (32.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,472.

The gmina contains part of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

 called Opawskie Mountains Landscape Park

Opawskie Mountains Landscape Park

Opawskie Mountains Landscape Park is a protected area in the Opawskie Mountains in south-western Poland, established in 1988, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Lubrza contains the villages and settlements of Dobroszowice

Dobroszowice

Dobroszowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubrza, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

, Dytmarów

Dytmarów

Dytmarów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubrza, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

, Jasiona

Jasiona, Prudnik County

Jasiona is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubrza, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

, Krzyżkowice

Krzyzkowice

Krzyżkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubrza, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

, Laskowice

Laskowice, Prudnik County

Laskowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubrza, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

, Lubrza

Lubrza, Opole Voivodeship

Lubrza is a village in Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Lubrza...

, Nowy Browiniec

Nowy Browiniec

Nowy Browiniec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubrza, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately east of Lubrza, east of Prudnik, and south of the regional capital Opole.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Olszynka

Olszynka, Opole Voivodeship

Olszynka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubrza, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately east of Lubrza, east of Prudnik, and south-west of the regional capital Opole.Before 1945 the area was part...

, Prężynka

Prezynka

Prężynka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubrza, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

, Skrzypiec

Skrzypiec, Opole Voivodeship

Skrzypiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubrza, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border...

, Słoków and Trzebina

Trzebina, Opole Voivodeship

Trzebina , Opole Voivodeship, is a Polish village close to the Czech Republic border lying approximately south of Lubrza, south-east of Prudnik, and south-west of the regional capital Opole....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Lubrza is bordered by the gminas of Biała, Głogówek and Prudnik

Gmina Prudnik

Gmina Prudnik is an urban-rural gmina in Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western 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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