Gmina Cisek

Gmina Cisek
Gemeinde Czissek
Cisek Commune
Gmina

Coat of arms
Coordinates (Cisek): 50°17′N 18°12′E / 50.283°N 18.200°E / 50.283; 18.200Coordinates: 50°17′N 18°12′E / 50.283°N 18.200°E / 50.283; 18.200
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Seat Cisek
Area
 • Total 70.89 km2 (27.37 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 6,768
 • Density 95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Website http://www.cisek.gmina.pl

Gmina Cisek, German Gemeinde Czissek is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Cisek (Czissek), which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Kędzierzyn-Koźle and 47 km (29 mi) south-east of the regional capital Opole.

The gmina covers an area of 70.89 square kilometres (27.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,768. Since 2007 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.

Administrative divisions

The commune contains the villages and settlements of:

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Cisek is bordered by the gminas of Kuźnia Raciborska and Rudnik.

References


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