Gmina Bierawa

Gmina in Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Gmina Bierawa Gemeinde Birawa Bierawa Commune
Gmina
Houses in Kotlarnia
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates (Bierawa): 50°17′9″N 18°14′32″E / 50.28583°N 18.24222°E / 50.28583; 18.24222
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Seat	Bierawa
Area
• Total	119.24 km² (46.04 sq mi)
Population (2019-06-30^[1])
• Total	7,910
• Density	66/km² (170/sq mi)
Website	http://www.bierawa.pl/

Gmina Bierawa, German Gemeinde Birawa is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Bierawa, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Kędzierzyn-Koźle and 48 km (30 mi) south-east of the regional capital Opole.

The gmina covers an area of 119.24 square kilometres (46.0 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 7,910. Since 2007 the commune, like much of the area, is officially bilingual in German and Polish.

Administrative divisions

The commune contains the villages and settlements of:

Bierawa
Brzeźce
Dziergowice
Goszyce
Grabówka
Korzonek
Kotlarnia
Lubieszów
Ortowice
Solarnia
Stara Kuźnia
Stare Koźle

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Bierawa is bordered by the gminas of Kuźnia Raciborska, Rudziniec, Sośnicowice and Toszek.

Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Bierawa is twinned with:^[2]

Ostfildern, Germany

Gallery

Dziergowice train station
Street in Brzeźce
Bierawa train station

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.
^ "Partnerstwo i przynależność do związków i stowarzyszeń". bierawa.pl (in Polish). Gmina Bierawa. Retrieved 2020-03-04.