Gmina Polska Cerekiew

Gmina Polska Cerekiew
Gemeinde Groß Neukirch
Polska Cerekiew Commune
Road in Zakrzów
Road in Zakrzów
Flag of Gmina Polska Cerekiew Gemeinde Groß Neukirch
Coat of arms of Gmina Polska Cerekiew Gemeinde Groß Neukirch
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Coordinates (Polska Cerekiew): 50°13′45″N 18°7′38″E / 50.22917°N 18.12722°E / 50.22917; 18.12722
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyKędzierzyn-Koźle
SeatPolska Cerekiew
Area
 • Total60.85 km2 (23.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total4,021
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Websitehttp://polskacerekiew.pl

Gmina Polska Cerekiew (German: Gemeinde Groß Neukirch) is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Polska Cerekiew (Groß Neukirch), which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Kędzierzyn-Koźle and 51 km (32 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.

The gmina covers an area of 60.85 square kilometres (23.5 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 4,021. Since 2011 the commune has been bilingual in German and Polish, and has its signs in two languages. These signs celebrate the multicultural past of the region, which was prior to 1945 part of Germany and still maintains a large German population.

  1. ^ "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.