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Gmina Branice

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Country
  
Poland

Seat
  
Branice

Area
  
121.9 km²

Population
  
7,728 (2006)

County
  
Głubczyce

Voivodeship
  
Opole Voivodeship

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Gmina Branice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the Czech border. Its seat is the village of Branice, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Głubczyce and 69 km (43 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.

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Map of Gmina Branice, Poland

The gmina covers an area of 121.87 square kilometres (47.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,728.

Geography

Gmina Branice is on the Głubczyce Plateau (Polish: Płaskowyż Głubczycki; a part of the Silesian Lowlands) and partly in the Opawskie Mountains (a part of the Eastern Sudeten). Gmina Branice is located in the Oder River Basin (rivers: Opawa, Troja).

Villages

Gmina Branice contains the villages and settlements of Bliszczyce, Boboluszki, Branice, Dzbańce, Dzbańce-Osiedle, Dzierżkowice, Gródczany, Jabłonka, Jakubowice, Jędrychowice, Lewice, Michałkowice, Niekazanice, Posucice, Turków, Uciechowice, Włodzienin, Wódka and Wysoka.

Partner communities

  • Úvalno, Czech Republic
  • Neighbouring gminas

    Gmina Branice is bordered by the gminas of Głubczyce and Kietrz. It also borders Czech Republic (towns of Krnov, Úvalno, Brumovice, Holasovice and Opava).

    References

    Gmina Branice Wikipedia