Gmina Branice




Gmina in Opole, Poland









































Gmina Branice


Branice Commune

Gmina

Coat of arms of Gmina Branice
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Branice): 50°3′5″N 17°47′41″E / 50.05139°N 17.79472°E / 50.05139; 17.79472Coordinates: 50°3′5″N 17°47′41″E / 50.05139°N 17.79472°E / 50.05139; 17.79472
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Głubczyce
Seat Branice
Area

 • Total 121.87 km2 (47.05 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 7,728
 • Density 63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Website http://www.branice.pl

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.


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



  • Czech Republic 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


  • Polish official population figures 2006










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