Gmina Walce
Gemeinde Walzen Walce Commune | |
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 Elementary school in Walce | |
Interactive map of Gmina Walce | |
| Coordinates (Walce): 50°22′19″N 18°0′21″E / 50.37194°N 18.00583°E / 50.37194; 18.00583 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Krapkowice |
| Seat | Walce |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.29 km2 (26.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• Total | 5,438 |
| • Density | 78.48/km2 (203.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OKR |
| Website | http://www.walce.pl |
Gmina Walce (German: Gemeinde Walzen) is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Walce, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Krapkowice and 34 km (21 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.
The gmina covers an area of 69.29 square kilometres (26.8 sq mi), and as of 2019, its total population was 5,438. Since 2006, the commune, like much of the area, has been bilingual in Polish and German.
Administrative divisions
The commune contains the villages and settlements of:
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Walce is bordered by the gminas of Głogówek, Krapkowice, Reńska Wieś and Zdzieszowice.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Walce is twinned with:
Kobylnica, Poland[2]- Malá Morávka, Czech Republic[3]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "XXXIII Sesja Rady Gminy Walce - 26.05.2021" (in Polish). Gmina Walce. 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ^ "Współpraca zagraniczna" (in Polish). Gmina Walce. Retrieved 2022-09-22.