Gmina Prudnik 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 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 town 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...

, which lies approximately 46 kilometres (29 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 122.13 square kilometres (47.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 29,506 (out of which the population of Prudnik amounts to 23,133, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,373).

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

Apart from the town of Prudnik, Gmina Prudnik contains the villages and settlements of Chocim

Chocim, Opole Voivodeship

Chocim is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prudnik, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately south-west of Prudnik and south-west of the regional capital Opole....

, Czyżowice

Czyzowice, Opole Voivodeship

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

, Dębowiec

Debowiec, Opole Voivodeship

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

, Łąka Prudnicka, Mieszkowice

Mieszkowice, Opole Voivodeship

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

, Moszczanka

Moszczanka, Opole Voivodeship

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

, Niemysłowice, Piorunkowice

Piorunkowice

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

, Rudziczka

Rudziczka, Opole Voivodeship

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

, Szybowice

Szybowice

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

, Wierzbiec

Wierzbiec

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

 and Wieszczyna

Wieszczyna

Wieszczyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prudnik, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately south-west of Prudnik and south-west of the regional capital Opole....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Prudnik is bordered by the gminas of Biała, Głuchołazy, Korfantów

Gmina Korfantów

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

, Lubrza

Gmina Lubrza, Opole Voivodeship

Gmina Lubrza is a rural gmina in Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the Czech border. Its seat is the village of Lubrza, which lies approximately east of Prudnik and south-west of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

 and Nysa

Gmina Nysa

Gmina Nysa is an urban-rural gmina in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Nysa, which lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Opole....

. 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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