| Gmina Gogolin Gogolin Commune | |||
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| Coordinates(Gogolin): 50°29′17″N18°1′26″E / 50.48806°N 18.02389°E Coordinates: 50°29′17″N18°1′26″E / 50.48806°N 18.02389°E | |||
| Country |  | ||
| Voivodeship | Opole | ||
| County | Krapkowice | ||
| Seat | Gogolin | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 100.51 km2 (38.81 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 11,932 | ||
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 6,077 | ||
| • Rural | 5,855 | ||
| Website | http://www.gogolin.pl/ | ||
Gmina Gogolin is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Gogolin, which lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Krapkowice and 21 km (13 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.
The gmina is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. As of 2010 there were 2,478 gminy throughout the country. The word gmina derives from the German word Gemeinde, meaning "community".
Krapkowice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) 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 23 kilometres (14 mi) south of the regional capital Opole. The county also contains the towns of Zdzieszowice, lying 13 km (8 mi) south-east of Krapkowice, and Gogolin, 5 km (3 mi) north-east of Krapkowice.
Opole Voivodeship, or Opole Province, is the smallest and least populated voivodeship (province) of Poland. The province's name derives from that of the region's capital and largest city, Opole. It is part of Upper Silesia. A relatively large German minority, with representatives in the Sejm, lives in the voivodeship, and the German language is co-official in 28 communes.
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The gmina covers an area of 100.51 square kilometres (38.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 11,932 (out of which the population of Gogolin amounts to 6,077, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,855).
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Góra Świętej Anny Landscape Park.
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological 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 organizations involved.
Góra Świętej Anny Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland, established in 1988, covering an area of 50.50 square kilometres (19.50 sq mi).
