Gmina Zdzieszowice 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 Krapkowice County

Krapkowice County

Krapkowice 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 Krapkowice, 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 Zdzieszowice

Zdzieszowice

Zdzieszowice is a town in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 13,127 inhabitants . The synthetic oil plant at "Schaffgotsch Benzin GmbH in Deschowitz-Beuthen, Odertal " began production in 1939 and was a target of the Oil Campaign of World War II....

, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Krapkowice

Krapkowice

Krapkowice is a town in south-western Poland with 17,840 inhabitants , situated in the Opole Voivodeship, straddling both banks of the Oder River at the point where it joins with the Osobłoga. It is the regional capital of Krapkowice County....

 and 31 km (19 mi) south-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 57.85 square kilometres (22.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 17,478 (out of which the population of Zdzieszowice amounts to 13,329, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,149).

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 Góra Świętej Anny Landscape Park

Góra Swietej Anny Landscape Park

Góra Świętej Anny Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland, established in 1988, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Apart from the town of Zdzieszowice, Gmina Zdzieszowice contains the villages and settlements of Januszkowice

Januszkowice, Opole Voivodeship

Januszkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zdzieszowice, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Jasiona

Jasiona, Krapkowice County

Jasiona is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zdzieszowice, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Krępna

Krepna

Krępna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zdzieszowice, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Oleszka

Oleszka

Oleszka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zdzieszowice, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland....

, Rozwadza

Rozwadza

Rozwadza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zdzieszowice, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Wielmierzowice

Wielmierzowice

Wielmierzowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zdzieszowice, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

 and Żyrowa

Zyrowa

Żyrowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zdzieszowice, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Zdzieszowice is bordered by the town of Kędzierzyn-Koźle

Kedzierzyn-Kozle

Kędzierzyn-Koźle is the capital city of Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Silesia, Poland. Kędzierzyn-Koźle is a place of a major river port, has rail connections with all major cities of Poland and serves western outskirts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union....

 and by the gminas of Gogolin

Gmina Gogolin

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

, Krapkowice

Gmina Krapkowice

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

, Leśnica

Gmina Lesnica

Gmina Leśnica, German Gemeinde Leschnitz is an urban-rural gmina in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in Upper Silesia in Poland...

, Reńska Wieś

Gmina Renska Wies

Gmina Reńska Wieś, German Gemeinde Reinschdorf is a rural gmina in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Strzelce Opolskie

Gmina Strzelce Opolskie

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

 and Walce

Gmina Walce

Gmina Walce, German Gemeinde Walzen is a rural gmina in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Walce , which lies approximately south of Krapkowice and south of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

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