Brzeg County

Not to be confused with Brzesko County, which has the same name in Polish.

County in Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Brzeg County

powiat brzeski

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Brzeg): 50°52′N 17°29′E﻿ / ﻿50.867°N 17.483°E﻿ / 50.867; 17.483
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Opole
Seat| Brzeg
Gminas|

Total 6 (incl. 1 urban)

* Brzeg
* Gmina Grodków
* Gmina Lewin Brzeski
* Gmina Lubsza
* Gmina Olszanka
* Gmina Skarbimierz

Area

• Total

| 876.52 km2 (338.43 sq mi)
Population

(2019-06-30[1])

• Total

| 90,054
• Density| 105/km2 (270/sq mi)
• Urban

| 50,221
• Rural

| 39,833
Car plates| OB
Website| https://www.brzeg-powiat.pl

Brzeg County (Polish: powiat brzeski [ˈpɔvʲat ˈbʐɛskʲi]) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Brzeg, which lies 39 kilometres (24 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole. The county also contains the towns of Grodków, lying 22 km (14 mi) south of Brzeg, and Lewin Brzeski, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Brzeg.

The county covers an area of 876.52 square kilometres (338.4 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 90,054, out of which the population of Brzeg is 35,890, that of Grodków is 8,595, that of Lewin Brzeski is 5,736, and the rural population is 39,833.

## Neighbouring counties

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Brzeg County is bordered by Namysłów County to the north-east, Opole County to the south-east, Nysa County to the south, and Strzelin County and Oława County to the west.

## Administrative division

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The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina | Type | Area
(km2) | Population
(2019) | Seat

|
|
|
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Brzeg | urban  | 14.7  | 35,890  |
Gmina Grodków | urban-rural  | 286.4  | 19,149  | Grodków
Gmina Lewin Brzeski | urban-rural  | 159.7  | 12,968  | Lewin Brzeski
Gmina Lubsza | rural  | 212.7  | 8,992  | Lubsza
Gmina Skarbimierz | rural  | 110.5  | 8,149  | Skarbimierz Osiedle
Gmina Olszanka | rural  | 92.6  | 4,906  | Olszanka

## References

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1. ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.

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Gminas of Brzeg County

Urban gminas|

* Brzeg (seat)

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Grodków
* Gmina Lewin Brzeski

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Lubsza
* Gmina Olszanka
* Gmina Skarbimierz

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Counties of Opole Voivodeship

City county|

* Opole (capital)

Land counties|

* Brzeg
* Głubczyce
* Kędzierzyn-Koźle
* Kluczbork
* Krapkowice
* Namysłów
* Nysa
* Olesno
* Opole
* Prudnik
* Strzelce

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