Gmina Turawa

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.

Gmina Turawa Gemeinde Turawa Turawa Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Turawa): 50°45′N 18°4′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Opole
Seat	Turawa
Area
• Total	171.46 km^2 (66.20 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	9,990
• Density	58/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Website	http://turawa.pl/

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

The commune contains the villages and settlements of:

• Turawa
• Bierdzany
• Borek
• Kadłub Turawski
• Kotórz Mały
• Kotórz Wielki
• Ligota Turawska
• Marszałki
• Osowiec Śląski
• Rzędzów
• Trzęsina
• Węgry
• Zakrzów Turawski
• Zawada

Demographics

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

Gmina Turawa is bordered by the city of Opole and by the gminas of Chrząstowice, Lasowice Wielkie, Łubniany, Ozimek and Zębowice.

Notable people

• Joachim Prinz (1902–1988), Rabbi

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Gmina Turawa is twinned with:[2]

• Dřevohostice, Czech Republic
• Saalfelder Höhe (Saalfeld), Germany
• Wetter, Germany

References

1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
2. "Nasze gminy partnerskie". turawa.pl (in Polish). Gmina Turawa. Retrieved 2020-03-09.