Gmina Dobrodzień, German Gemeinde Guttentag is an urban-rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Olesno County

Olesno County

Olesno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Olesno, which lies ...

, Opole Voivodeship

Opole Voivodeship

- Administrative division :Opole Voivodeship is divided into 12 counties : 1 city county and 11 land counties. These are further divided into 71 gminas.The counties are listed in the following table .- Economy :...

, in south-western Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. Its seat is the town of Dobrodzień

Dobrodzien

Dobrodzień is a town in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,168 inhabitants .Both names in Polish and German mean "Good day". The name Guttentag is an archaic variant of standard German Guten Tag...

, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Olesno

Olesno

Olesno is a town in Opole Voivodship, Poland about north-east of the city of Opole. It is the capital of Olesno County and seat of the Gmina Olesno.-History:The area near the ancient Amber Road had been settled since the Neolithic era...

 and 37 km (23 mi) east of the regional capital Opole

Opole

Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 125,992 and is the capital of the Upper Silesia, Opole Voivodeship and, also the seat of Opole County...

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The gmina covers an area of 162.84 square kilometres (62.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 10,651 (out of which the population of Dobrodzień amounts to 4,168, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,483).

Prior to 1945 the area was part of Germany. Since 2009 the commune has been officially bilingual in German and Polish due to the large German minority in the area, many ethnic Germans have remained despite the area being transferred to Poland after World War II

World War II

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Villages

The commune contains the villages and settlements of:

• Dobrodzień
  Dobrodzien
  Dobrodzień is a town in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,168 inhabitants .Both names in Polish and German mean "Good day". The name Guttentag is an archaic variant of standard German Guten Tag...
  
   / Guttentag
• Bąki
  Baki, Opole Voivodeship
  Bąki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrodzień, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Dobrodzień, south of Olesno, and east of the regional capital Opole.-References:...
  
   / Bonken
• Błachów / Blachow
• Bzinica Nowa
  Bzinica Nowa
  Bzinica Nowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrodzień, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.-References:...
  
   / Wilhelmshort
• Bzinica Stara
  Bzinica Stara
  Bzinica Stara is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrodzień, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Dobrodzień, south of Olesno, and east of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Bzinitz
• Główczyce / Glowschütz
• Gosławice / Goslawitz
• Klekotna
  Klekotna
  Klekotna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrodzień, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.The village is officially bilingual in both Polish and German. There is a large German minority here; the area, being in Silesia, used to be part of Germany...
  
   / Charlottenthal
• Kocury
  Kocury, Opole Voivodeship
  Kocury is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrodzień, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Dobrodzień, south of Olesno, and east of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Kotzuren
• Kolejka
  Kolejka, Opole Voivodeship
  Kolejka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrodzień, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland....
  
   / Heine
• Ligota Dobrodzieńska
  Ligota Dobrodzienska
  Ligota Dobrodzieńska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrodzień, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Dobrodzień, south of Olesno, and east of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Ellguth-Guttentag
• Makowczyce
  Makowczyce
  Makowczyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrodzień, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.-References:...
  
   / Makowtschütz
• Malichów
  Malichów
  Malichów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrodzień, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Dobrodzień, south of Olesno, and east of the regional capital Opole.-References:...
  
   / Malchow
• Myślina
  Myslina
  Myslina is a village and municipality in Humenné District in the Prešov Region of north-east Slovakia.-Geography:The municipality lies at an altitude of 190 metres and covers an area of 9.542km².It has a population of about 560 people.-External links:...
  
   / Mischline
• Pietraszów
  Pietraszów
  Pietraszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrodzień, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland....
  
   / Petershof
• Pludry
  Pludry
  Pludry is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrodzień, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.The village was part of Germany until 1945. Like other communities in Gmina Dobrodzień/Guttentag, it is officially bilingual in both Polish and...
  
   / Pluder
• Rzędowice
  Rzedowice, Opole Voivodeship
  Rzędowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrodzień, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland....
  
   / Rzendowitz
• Szemrowice
  Szemrowice
  Szemrowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrodzień, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Dobrodzień, south of Olesno, and east of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Schemrowitz
• Turza
  Turza, Opole Voivodeship
  Turza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrodzień, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Dobrodzień, south of Olesno, and east of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Thursy
• Warłów / Warlow
• Zwóz
  Zwóz
  Zwóz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrodzień, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland....
  
   / Zwoss

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Dobrodzień is bordered by the gminas of Ciasna

Gmina Ciasna

Gmina Ciasna is a rural gmina in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Ciasna, which lies approximately north-west of Lubliniec and north-west of the regional capital Katowice....

, Kolonowskie/Colonnowska

Gmina Kolonowskie

Gmina Kolonowskie, German Gemeinde Colonnowska is an urban-rural gmina in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in Upper Silesia in Poland...

, Olesno

Gmina Olesno, Opole Voivodeship

Gmina Olesno is an urban-rural gmina in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Olesno, which lies approximately north-east of the regional capital Opole....

, Ozimek

Gmina Ozimek

Gmina Ozimek is an urban-rural gmina in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Ozimek, which lies approximately east of the regional capital Opole....

, Pawonków

Gmina Pawonków

Gmina Pawonków is a rural gmina in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Pawonków, which lies approximately west of Lubliniec and north-west of the regional capital Katowice....

, Zawadzkie

Gmina Zawadzkie

Gmina Zawadzkie is an urban-rural gmina in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Zawadzkie, which lies approximately north-east of Strzelce Opolskie and east of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

 and Zębowice

Gmina Zebowice

Gmina Zębowice, German Gemeinde Zembowitz is a rural gmina in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Zębowice , which lies approximately south of Olesno and east of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

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