Gmina Praszka 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 Olesno County

Olesno County

Olesno 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 and largest town is Olesno, which lies ...

, 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...

. Its seat is the town of Praszka

Praszka

Praszka is a town in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 8,230 inhabitants .-References:...

, which lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Olesno

Olesno

Olesno is a town in Opole Voivodship, Poland about north-east of the city of Opole. It is the capital of Olesno County and seat of the Gmina Olesno.-History:The area near the ancient Amber Road had been settled since the Neolithic era...

 and 56 km (35 mi) north-east 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 102.8 square kilometres (39.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,876 (out of which the population of Praszka amounts to 8,230, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,646).

Villages

Apart from the town of Praszka, Gmina Praszka contains the villages and settlements of Aleksandrów

Aleksandrów, Opole Voivodeship

Aleksandrów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Praszka, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Praszka, north of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Brzeziny

Brzeziny, Olesno County

Brzeziny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Praszka, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Praszka, north of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Gana

Gana, Poland

Gana is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Praszka, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Praszka, north of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Kowale

Kowale, Opole Voivodeship

Kowale is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Praszka, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Praszka, north of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opole.-References:...

, Kozioł, Kuźniczka

Kuzniczka, Opole Voivodeship

Kuźniczka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Praszka, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland....

, Lachowskie

Lachowskie

Lachowskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Praszka, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Praszka, north-east of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Marki

Marki, Opole Voivodeship

Marki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Praszka, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland....

, Prosna

Prosna, Opole Voivodeship

Prosna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Praszka, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Praszka, north of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opole.-References:...

, Przedmość

Przedmosc

Przedmość is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Praszka, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Praszka, north of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Rosochy

Rosochy, Opole Voivodeship

Rosochy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Praszka, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Praszka, north of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Rozterk

Rozterk

Rozterk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Praszka, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.The village has a population of 270....

, Skotnica

Skotnica, Opole Voivodeship

Skotnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Praszka, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Praszka, north-east of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Sołtysy, Strojec

Strojec, Opole Voivodeship

Strojec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Praszka, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Praszka, north of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Szyszków

Szyszków, Opole Voivodeship

Szyszków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Praszka, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Praszka, north of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Tokary

Tokary, Opole Voivodeship

Tokary is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Praszka, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Praszka, north-east of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opole.-References:...

, Wierzbie

Wierzbie, Olesno County

Wierzbie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Praszka, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland....

 and Wygiełdów.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Praszka is bordered by the gminas of Gorzów Śląski

Gmina Gorzów Slaski

Gmina Gorzów Śląski is an urban-rural gmina in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Gorzów Śląski, which lies approximately north of Olesno and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Mokrsko

Gmina Mokrsko

Gmina Mokrsko is a rural gmina in Wieluń County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Mokrsko, which lies approximately south-west of Wieluń and south-west of the regional capital Łódź....

, Pątnów

Gmina Patnów

Gmina Pątnów is a rural gmina in Wieluń County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Pątnów, which lies approximately south of Wieluń and south-west of the regional capital Łódź....

, Radłów, Rudniki

Gmina Rudniki

Gmina Rudniki is a rural gmina in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Rudniki, which lies approximately north-east of Olesno and north-east of the regional capital Opole....

 and Skomlin

Gmina Skomlin

Gmina Skomlin is a rural gmina in Wieluń County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Skomlin, which lies approximately south-west of Wieluń and south-west of the regional capital Łódź....

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