Gmina Jemielnica
Gemeinde Himmelwitz Jemielnica Commune | |
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| Coordinates (Jemielnica): 50°32′39″N 18°22′50″E / 50.54417°N 18.38056°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Strzelce |
| Seat | Jemielnica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 113.21 km2 (43.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
| • Total | 7,219 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Website | http://www.jemielnica.pl |
Gmina Jemielnica, German Gemeinde Himmelwitz is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Jemielnica (Himmelwitz), which lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Strzelce Opolskie and 35 km (22 mi) south-east of the regional capital Opole.
The gmina covers an area of 113.21 square kilometres (43.7 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 7,219. Since 2006 the commune, like most of the area, has been officially bilingual in German and Polish, a substantial German population remaining in the area after it was transferred to Poland after World War II.
A famous tourist sight in the area is Himmelwitz Abbey, where the German Baroque composer Johannes Nucius died in 1620.
- ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.