Gmina Leśnica, German Gemeinde Leschnitz 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 Strzelce County

Strzelce County

Strzelce 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 Strzelce Opolskie, which...

, 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 Upper Silesia

Upper Silesia

Upper Silesia is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia. Since the 9th century, Upper Silesia has been part of Greater Moravia, the Duchy of Bohemia, the Piast Kingdom of Poland, again of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown and the Holy Roman Empire, as well as of...

 in 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 Leśnica

Lesnica

Lesnica may refer to the following places:*Lesnica, Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia*Lešnica, Serbia*Leśnica, a town in Opole Voivodeship *Leśnica, a district of Wrocław, Poland*Leśnica, Greater Poland Voivodeship...

 (Leschnitz), which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Strzelce Opolskie

Strzelce Opolskie

Strzelce Opolskie is a town in south-western Poland with 19,628 inhabitants , situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Strzelce County. Strzelce Opolskie is one of the biggest centers of German minority in Poland....

 and 32 km (20 mi) south-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 94.63 square kilometres (36.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,757 (out of which the population of Leśnica amounts to 2,945, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,812). Since 2006 the commune, like much of the area, has been bilingual in German and Polish, a substantial German population remaining in the area after Silesia was given to Poland.

The gmina contains part of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

 called Góra Świętej Anny Landscape Park

Góra Swietej Anny Landscape Park

Góra Świętej Anny Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland, established in 1988, covering an area of ....

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Subdivisions

The commune contains the towns and villages of:

• Leśnica
  Lesnica
  Lesnica may refer to the following places:*Lesnica, Stará Ľubovňa, Slovakia*Lešnica, Serbia*Leśnica, a town in Opole Voivodeship *Leśnica, a district of Wrocław, Poland*Leśnica, Greater Poland Voivodeship...
  
   / Leschnitz
• Czarnocin
  Czarnocin, Opole Voivodeship
  Czarnocin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśnica, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Leśnica, south-west of Strzelce Opolskie, and south-east of the regional capital Opole.Before 1945 the area was part of...
  
   / Scharnosin
• Dolna / Dollna
• Góra Świętej Anny
  Góra Swietej Anny
  Góra Świętej Anny is a village in the Opole Voivodeship, Strzelce County, and Gmina Leśnica of Poland. The village is located on the hill from which its name derives, and a 15th-century church and monastery dedicated to Saint Anne are located in the village...
  
   / Sankt Annaberg
• Granica
  Granica, Opole Voivodeship
  Granica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśnica, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .-References:...
  
  
• Kadłubiec / Kadlubietz
• Krasowa
  Krasowa
  Krasowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśnica, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Leśnica, south-west of Strzelce Opolskie, and south-east of the regional capital Opole.Before 1945 the area was part of...
  
   / Krassowa
• Kurzawka / Kuschofka
• Łąki Kozielskie / Lenkau
• Lichynia
  Lichynia
  Lichynia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśnica, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Leśnica, south-west of Strzelce Opolskie, and south-east of the regional capital Opole.Before 1945 the area was part of...
  
   / Lichinia
• Popice
• Poręba
  Poreba, Gmina Lesnica
  Poręba is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśnica, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Leśnica, south-west of Strzelce Opolskie, and south-east of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Poremba
• Raszowa
  Raszowa, Strzelce County
  Raszowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśnica, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south of Leśnica, south-west of Strzelce Opolskie, and south-east of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Raschowa
• Wysoka
  Wysoka, Strzelce County
  Wysoka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśnica, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Leśnica, south-west of Strzelce Opolskie, and south-east of the regional capital Opole....
  
   / Wyssoka
• Zalesie Śląskie
  Zalesie Slaskie
  Zalesie Śląskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśnica, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...
  
   / Salesche

Neighbouring districts

Gmina Leśnica is bordered by the town of Kędzierzyn-Koźle

Kedzierzyn-Kozle

Kędzierzyn-Koźle is the capital city of Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Silesia, Poland. Kędzierzyn-Koźle is a place of a major river port, has rail connections with all major cities of Poland and serves western outskirts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union....

 and by the communes of Strzelce Opolskie

Gmina Strzelce Opolskie

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

, Ujazd/Ujest

Gmina Ujazd, Opole Voivodeship

Gmina Ujazd, German Gemeinde Ujest is an urban-rural gmina in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

 and Zdzieszowice

Gmina Zdzieszowice

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

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