Gmina Turawa
Gmina Turawa
Gemeinde Turawa Turawa Commune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates (Turawa): 50°45′N 18°4′E / 50.750°N 18.067°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Opole |
| Seat | Turawa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 171.46 km2 (66.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
| • Total | 9,990 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Website | http://turawa.pl/ |
Gmina Turawa, German Gemeinde Turawa is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Turawa, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole.
The gmina covers an area of 171.46 square kilometres (66.2 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 9,990.
Villages
[edit]The commune contains the villages and settlements of:
Demographics
[edit]As of 31 December 2010, the commune had 9,595 inhabitants. At the time of the census of 2002, the commune had 9,609 inhabitants. Of these, 5,673 (59%) declared the Polish nationality; 2,028 persons (21.1%) declared the German nationality; and 671 (7%) with the non-recognized Silesian nationality. 1,223 inhabitants (12.7%) declared no nationality.
Neighbouring gminas
[edit]Gmina Turawa is bordered by the city of Opole and by the gminas of Chrząstowice, Lasowice Wielkie, Łubniany, Ozimek and Zębowice.
Notable people
[edit]- Joachim Prinz (1902–1988), Rabbi
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Gmina Turawa is twinned with:[2]
Dřevohostice, Czech Republic
Saalfelder Höhe (Saalfeld), Germany- Wetter, Germany
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.
- ^ "Nasze gminy partnerskie". turawa.pl (in Polish). Gmina Turawa. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
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