Gmina Wielowieś

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Wielowieś
Coat of arms of the Wielowieś municipality
Wielowieś (Poland)
Wielowieś
Wielowieś
Basic data
State : Poland
Voivodeship : Silesia
Powiat : Gliwice
Geographic location : 50 ° 31 '  N , 18 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 30 '32 "  N , 18 ° 36' 56"  E
Residents : see Gmina
Telephone code : (+48) 32
License plate : SGL
Gmina
Gminatype: Rural community
Gmina structure: 13 towns
12 school offices
Surface: 116.59 km²
Residents: 5852
(Jun. 30, 2019)
Population density : 50 inhabitants / km²
Community number  ( GUS ): 2405082
administration
Community leader : Ginter Skowronek
Address:
ul.Główna 1 44-187 Wielowieś
Website : www.wielowies.pl



The municipality Wielowieś (German Langendorf ) is a rural municipality (gmina wiejska) in Poland 14 km north of Gliwice . She belongs to the powiat Gliwicki in the Silesian Voivodeship . The parish seat is in Wielowieś and the parish has about 6,000 inhabitants.

There are 13 places and 12 school authorities in the community. Mayor is Ginter Skowronek.

geography

Parish seat
Dąbrówka (Wielowieś) Świbie Radonia Raduń-Borowiany Czarków Kieleczka Wielowieś Wiśnicze Błażejowice (Gliwice) Gajowice Sieroty ZacharzowiceWielowieś municipality
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Geographical location

The municipality is located in the west of the Silesian Voivodeship and in central Upper Silesia . The municipality is located in the north of the powiat Gliwicki and north of Gliwice . The municipality borders the Opole Voivodeship in the north .

places

surface

The area of ​​the municipality of Wielowieś is 116.59 km², of which:

  • 65% land for agriculture
  • 27% forest areas

The municipality occupies 17.58% of the area of ​​the district.

Neighboring communities

City of Pyskowice , Toszek , Jemielnica , Strzelce Opolskie , Gmina Zawadzkie , Krupski Młyn , Tworóg and Zbrosławice communes

history

In 1990, the community introduced Schulzenämter. Since 1999 the municipality belongs to the powiat Gliwicki and is located in the Silesian Voivodeship . In 2007, the local government moved from its building at 25 Główna Street to the Wielowieś Castle.

politics

The municipality of Wielowieś is one of 21 municipalities that belong to the municipal association "Trias Opolski".

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the municipality, also the coat of arms of the place Wielowieś, shows a scythe and a meadow on a blue background. The coat of arms indicates the agricultural character of the place.

population

In 2002, 8% of the municipality's residents stated that they were German , 18% said they were Silesian.

language

The inhabitants speak the Polish dialect Silesian, German and Polish.

religion

The majority of the population is Roman Catholic. Another part is Protestant or belongs to the Jehovah's Witnesses.

Culture and sights

Economy and Infrastructure

The community is characterized by agriculture.

Web links

Footnotes

  1. population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .