Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki
Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki
Gemeinde Groß Döbern Dobrzeń Wielki Commune | |
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Coat of arms | |
Interactive map of Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki | |
| Coordinates (Dobrzeń Wielki): 50°46′N 17°52′E / 50.767°N 17.867°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Opole |
| Seat | Dobrzeń Wielki |
| Area | |
• Total | 63.47 km2 (24.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2022-12-31[1]) | |
• Total | 9,068 |
| • Density | 142.9/km2 (370.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OPO |
| Website | dobrzenwielki |
Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki (German: Gemeinde Groß Döbern) is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Dobrzeń Wielki, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole.
The gmina covers an area of 63.47 km2 (24.5 sq mi) and, as of 31 December 2022, has a total population of 9,068.[2] Since 2009 it has been an officially bilingual commune in Polish and German, with German recognised as an auxiliary language and bilingual place names in use.[3] Part of the gmina lies within the Stobrawa Landscape Park.[4]
Villages
Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki currently contains the villages of Chróścice, Dobrzeń Mały, Dobrzeń Wielki and Kup.[5]
Until 31 December 2016 the gmina also included the villages of Borki, Brzezie, Czarnowąsy, Krzanowice and Świerkle, which were (wholly or partly) incorporated into the city of Opole on 1 January 2017.[6][7]
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki is bordered by the city of Opole and by the gminas of Dąbrowa, Łubniany, Murów, Pokój and Popielów.[8][9]
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki is twinned with two other towns, these being:
- Heuchelheim, Germany[10]
- Wil, Switzerland[10]
References
- ^ "O gminie Dobrzeń Wielki". dobrzenwielki.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "O gminie Dobrzeń Wielki". dobrzenwielki.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "Gminy dwujęzyczne w Polsce". Związek Niemieckich Stowarzyszeń Społeczno-Kulturalnych w Polsce (in Polish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "Turystyka". dobrzenwielki.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "O gminie Dobrzeń Wielki". dobrzenwielki.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "Zmiana granic – komunikat dla mieszkańców". Powiat Opolski (in Polish). 1 January 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "Zmiana granic Opola: co z językiem mniejszości narodowych…". Rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich (in Polish). 15 December 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "O gminie Dobrzeń Wielki". dobrzenwielki.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki – sąsiednie gminy". geoportal360.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Współpraca zagraniczna". dobrzenwielki.pl (in Polish). Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki. Retrieved 2020-03-09.