Gmina Polska Cerekiew

Gmina in Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Gmina Polska Cerekiew Gemeinde Groß Neukirch Polska Cerekiew Commune
Gmina
Road in Zakrzów
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates (Polska Cerekiew): 50°13′45″N 18°7′38″E / 50.22917°N 18.12722°E / 50.22917; 18.12722
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Seat	Polska Cerekiew
Area
• Total	60.85 km² (23.49 sq mi)
Population (2019-06-30^[1])
• Total	4,021
• Density	66/km² (170/sq mi)
Website	http://polskacerekiew.pl

Gmina Polska Cerekiew (German: Gemeinde Groß Neukirch) is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Polska Cerekiew (Groß Neukirch), which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Kędzierzyn-Koźle and 51 km (32 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.

The gmina covers an area of 60.85 square kilometres (23.5 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 4,021. Since 2011 the commune has been bilingual in German and Polish, and has its signs in two languages. These signs celebrate the multicultural past of the region, which was prior to 1945 part of Germany and still maintains a large German population.

Administrative divisions

The commune contains the villages and settlements of:

Polska Cerekiew
Ciężkowice
Dzielawy
Grzędzin
Jaborowice
Koza
Łaniec
Ligota Mała
Mierzęcin
Połowa
Witosławice
Wronin
Zakrzów

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Polska Cerekiew is bordered by the gminas of Baborów and Rudnik.

Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Polska Cerekiew is twinned with:^[2]

Rieste, Germany
Světlá Hora, Czech Republic

Gallery

Church in Grzędzin
Ciężkowice

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.
^ "Home Page" (in Polish). Gmina Polska Cerekiew. Retrieved 2020-09-26.