Gmina Murów

Gmina Murów Gemeinde Murow Murów Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Opole County
Seat	Murów
Area
• Total	159.7 km2 (61.7 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	5,912
• Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Website	http://www.murow.pl

Gmina Murów, German Gemeinde Murow is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Murów (Murow), which lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of the regional capital Opole.

The gmina covers an area of 159.7 square kilometres (61.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,912. Since 2009 the commune, like much of the region, has been bilingual in German and Polish.

The gmina contains part of the protected area called Stobrawa Landscape Park.

Villages

The commune contains the villages and settlements of:

• Murów / Murow
• Bożejów (Emilienhütte)
• Bukowo / Georgenwerk
• Czarna Woda / Schwarzwasser
• Dębiniec / Dambienitz
• Grabczok
• Grabice / Zedlitz
• Kały / Podewils
• Kęszyce (Konschütz)
• Mańczok (Mainczok)
• Młodnik / Süssenrode
• Morcinek / Morczinek
• Nowe Budkowice / Neu Budkowitz
• Okoły / Tauenzinow
• Radomierowice / Plümkenau
• Stare Budkowice / Alt Budkowitz
• Święciny / Neuwedel
• Wojszyn (Reilswerk)
• Zagwiździe / Friedrichsthal

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Murów is bordered by the gminas of Dobrzeń Wielki/Groß Dobern, Kluczbork, Lasowice Wielkie/Gross Lassowitz, Łubniany/Lugnian, Pokój and Wołczyn.

References

• Polish official population figures 2006