Gmina Strzeleczki Gemeinde Klein Strehlitz Strzeleczki Commune | |
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| Coordinates(Strzeleczki): 50°28′N17°52′E / 50.467°N 17.867°E Coordinates: 50°28′N17°52′E / 50.467°N 17.867°E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Krapkowice |
| Seat | Strzeleczki |
| Area | |
| • Total | 117.26 km2 (45.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 7,938 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Website | http://www.strzeleczki.pl |
Gmina Strzeleczki, German Gemeinde Klein Strehlitz is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Strzeleczki (Klein Strehlitz), which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Krapkowice and 23 km (14 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 117.26 square kilometres (45.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,938. Since 2006 the commune, like much of the surrounding area, has been bilingual in German and Polish.
