Gmina Zębowice, German Gemeinde Zembowitz is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Zębowice (Zembowitz), which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south of Olesno and 32 km (20 mi) east of the regional capital Opole.
Gmina Zębowice
Gemeinde Zembowitz Zębowice Commune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates (Zębowice): 50°45′43″N 18°20′50″E / 50.76194°N 18.34722°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Olesno |
| Seat | Zębowice |
| Area | |
• Total | 95.81 km2 (36.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• Total | 3,652 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| Website | http://www.zebowice.pl |
The gmina covers an area of 95.81 square kilometres (37.0 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 3,652. 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.
Villages
editThe commune contains the villages and settlements of:
Neighbouring gminas
editGmina Zębowice is bordered by the gminas of Dobrodzień, Lasowice Wielkie, Olesno, Ozimek and Turawa.
References
edit- ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.