Gmina Zębowice, German Gemeinde Zembowitz 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 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 village of Zębowice

Zebowice, Opole Voivodeship

Zębowice is a village in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Zębowice. It lies approximately south of Olesno and east of the regional capital Opole....

 (Zembowitz), which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south 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 32 km (20 mi) 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 95.81 square kilometres (37 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,090. Since 2007 the commune, like much of the area, has been bilingual in German and Polish, a large German population remaining in the area after Silesia was partitioned to Poland.

Administrative divisions

The commune contains the villages and settlements of:

• Zębowice
  Zebowice, Opole Voivodeship
  Zębowice is a village in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Zębowice. It lies approximately south of Olesno and east of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Zembowitz
• Borowiany
  Borowiany, Opole Voivodeship
  Borowiany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zębowice, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Zębowice, south-west of Olesno, and east of the regional capital Opole....
  
   (Borowian)
• Kadłub Wolny / Frei Kadlub
• Knieja
  Knieja, Opole Voivodeship
  Knieja is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zębowice, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Recently, the district has been devastated by a tornado. It lies approximately west of Zębowice, south-west of Olesno, and east of the regional capital...
  
   / Kneja
• Kosice
  Kosice, Poland
  Kosice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zębowice, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Zębowice, south-west of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Koschütz
• Łąka / Lenke
• Nowa Wieś
  Nowa Wies, Olesno County
  Nowa Wieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zębowice, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Zębowice, south-west of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opole....
  
   (Neudorf-Pruskau)
• Osiecko
  Osiecko, Opole Voivodeship
  Osiecko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zębowice, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Zębowice, south of Olesno, and east of the regional capital Opole.-References:...
  
   / Oschietzko
• Poczołków / Poscholkau
• Prusków
  Prusków
  Prusków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zębowice, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Zębowice, south-west of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Pruskau
• Radawie
  Radawie
  Radawie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zębowice, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Zębowice, south-west of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opole.-References:...
  
   / Radau
• Radawka
  Radawka, Opole Voivodeship
  Radawka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zębowice, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Zębowice, south-west of Olesno, and north-east of the regional capital Opole....
  
  
• Siedliska
  Siedliska, Olesno County
  Siedliska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zębowice, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.-References:...
  
   / Schiedlisk

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Zębowice is bordered by the gminas of Dobrodzień/Guttentag

Gmina Dobrodzien

Gmina Dobrodzień, German Gemeinde Guttentag is an urban-rural gmina in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Lasowice Wielkie/Gross Lassowitz

Gmina Lasowice Wielkie

Gmina Lasowice Wielkie, German Gemeinde Gross Lassowitz is a rural gmina in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Lasowice Wielkie, which lies approximately south of Kluczbork and north-east of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area...

, Olesno

Gmina Olesno, Opole Voivodeship

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

, Ozimek

Gmina Ozimek

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

 and Turawa

Gmina Turawa

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

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