Klekotna
Encyclopedia
Klekotna k 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
until 1945.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrodzień
Gmina Dobrodzien
Gmina Dobrodzień, German Gemeinde Guttentag is an urban-rural gmina in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...
, within 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.
The village is officially bilingual in both Polish and German. There is a large German minority
German minority in Poland
The registered German minority in Poland consists of 152,900 people, according to a 2002 census.The German language is used in certain areas in Opole Voivodeship , where most of the minority resides...
here; the area, being in Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
, used to be part of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
until 1945.