Gmina Biała, Opole Voivodeship
Gmina in Opole Voivodeship, Poland
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Gmina Biała (German: Gemeinde Zülz) is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in Upper Silesia in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Biała, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Prudnik and 36 km (22 mi) southwest of the regional capital Opole.
Gmina Biała
Biała Commune | |
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Market Square in Biała with the gmina office on the left | |
![]() Interactive map of Gmina Biała | |
| Coordinates (Biała): 50°24′N 17°40′E | |
| Country | |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Prudnik |
| Seat | Biała |
| Area | |
• Total | 195.82 km2 (75.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• Total | 10,586 |
| • Density | 54.060/km2 (140.01/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,426 |
| • Rural | 8,160 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OPR |
| Website | http://biala.gmina.pl/ |
The gmina covers an area of 195.82 square kilometres (75.6 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population was 10,586. Since 2006, in addition to the official Polish language, German has been recognized as an additional secondary language.
Villages
Apart from the town of Biała, Gmina Biała contains the villages and settlements of:
- Browiniec Polski
- Brzeźnica
- Chrzelice
- Czartowice
- Dębina
- Frącki
- Górka Prudnicka
- Gostomia
- Grabina
- Jeleni Dwór
- Józefów
- Kokot
- Kolnowice
- Kolonia Ligocka
- Kolonia Otocka, Grabina
- Kolonia Otocka, Otoki
- Kolonia Pogórze
- Krobusz
- Łącznik
- Laskowiec
- Ligota Bialska
- Miłowice
- Młynki
- Mokra
- Nagłów
- Nowa Wieś Prudnicka
- Ogiernicze
- Olbrachcice
- Otoki
- Podlesie
- Pogórze
- Prężyna
- Radostynia
- Rostkowice
- Róża
- Śmicz
- Śmieciak
- Solec
- Śródlesie (Majzlówka)
- Śródlesie (Osada Bud)
- Wasiłowice
- Wilków
- Żabnik
Neighbouring gminas
Twin towns and sister cities
Gmina Biała is twinned with:[2]
Marienheide, Germany
Město Albrechtice, Czech Republic
Vlčice, Czech Republic
