Bilingual communes in Poland
The bilingual status of gminas (communes) in Poland is regulated by the Act of 6 January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and on the Regional Languages, which permits certain gminas with significant linguistic minorities to introduce a second, auxiliary language to be used in official contexts alongside Polish. So far 22 gminas have done this:
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[edit] Polish/German
Polish/German bilingual gminas (Gemeinden) in Opole Voivodeship (part of Silesia):
- Gmina Biała / Gemeinde Zülz (since 06.03.2006)
- Gmina Bierawa / Gemeinde Birawa (since 23.04.2007)
- Gmina Chrząstowice / Gemeinde Chronstau (since 25.01.2006)
- Gmina Cisek / Gemeinde Czissek (since 2007)
- Gmina Dobrodzień / Gemeinde Guttentag (since 13.05.2009)
- Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki / Gemeinde Groß Döbern (since 22.04.2009)
- Gmina Głogówek / Gemeinde Oberglogau (since 22.04.2009)
- Gmina Gogolin / Gemeinde Gogolin (since 30.04.2010)
- Gmina Izbicko / Gemeinde Stubendorf (since 06.03.2006)
- Gmina Jemielnica / Gemeinde Himmelwitz (since 28.08.2006)
- Gmina Kolonowskie / Gemeinde Colonnowska (since 22.09.2006)
- Gmina Komprachcice / Gemeinde Comprachtschütz (since 04.06.2009)
- Gmina Krzanowice / Gemeinde Kranowitz (since 2008)
- Gmina Lasowice Wielkie / Gemeinde Gross Lassowitz (since 18.10.2006)
- Gmina Leśnica / Gemeinde Leschnitz (since 17.05.2006)
- Gmina Łubniany / Gemeinde Lugnian (since 30.4.2010)
- Gmina Murów / Gemeinde Murow (since 22.04.2009)
- Gmina Polska Cerekiew / Gemeinde Groß Neukirch (29.04.2011)
- Gmina Prószków / Gemeinde Proskau (since 11.07.2006)
- Gmina Radłów / Gemeinde Radlau (since 25.01.2006)
- Gmina Reńska Wieś / Gemeinde Reinschdorf (since 26.10.2006)
- Gmina Strzeleczki / Gemeinde Klein Strehlitz (since 17.05.2006)
- Gmina Tarnów Opolski / Gemeinde Tarnau (since 15.02.2007)
- Gmina Ujazd / Gemeinde Ujest (since 28.08.2006)
- Gmina Walce / Gemeinde Walzen (since 04.04.2006)
- Gmina Zębowice / Gemeinde Zembowitz (since 23.10.2007)
Other gminas in Opole Voivodeship and Silesian Voivodeship which are permitted by the Act to make German an auxiliary language are Olesno, Pawłowiczki. (An outdated map can be found on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration [1].)
[edit] Polish/Kashubian
Polish/Kashubian bilingual gminas in Pomeranian Voivodeship:
- Gmina Parchowo (Gmina Parchòwò; since 16.08.2006)
- Gmina Sierakowice (Gmina Serakòwice; since 23.10.2007)
[edit] Polish / Lithuanian
Polish/Lithuanian bilingual gmina in Podlaskie Voivodeship:
- Gmina Puńsk (Punsko valsčius; since 25.05.2006)
[edit] Polish/Belarusian
Polish/Belarusian bilingual gmina in Podlaskie Voivodeship:
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- Gmina Czyże (Гміна Чыжы) on 8 February 2010
- Gmina Hajnówka (Гайнаўка) on 3 December 2007
- Gmina Narewka (Гміна Нараўка) on 16 September 2009
- Gmina Orla (Гміна Орля) on 7 May 2009
