Gmina Walce


Gmina Walce, German Gemeinde Walzen is a rural gmina in Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Walce, which lies approximately south of Krapkowice and south of the regional capital Opole.
The gmina covers an area of, and as of 2019 its total population is 5,438. Since 2006 the commune, like much of the area, has been bilingual in German and Polish, a large German population remaining in the area after Silesia was partitioned to Poland.

Administrative divisions

The commune contains the villages and settlements of:
Gmina Walce is bordered by the gminas of Głogówek, Krapkowice, Reńska Wieś and Zdzieszowice.

Twin townssister cities

Gmina Walce is twinned with: