Olesno County

County in Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Olesno County

Powiat oleski

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Olesno): 50°52′30″N 18°25′0″E﻿ / ﻿50.87500°N 18.41667°E﻿ / 50.87500; 18.41667
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Opole
Seat| Olesno
Gminas|

Total 7

* Gmina Dobrodzień
* Gmina Gorzów Śląski
* Gmina Olesno
* Gmina Praszka
* Gmina Radłów
* Gmina Rudniki
* Gmina Zębowice

Area

• Total

| 973.62 km2 (375.92 sq mi)
Population

• Total

| 64,411
• Density| 66/km2 (170/sq mi)
• Urban

| 23,201
• Rural

| 41,210
Car plates| OOL
Website| http://www.powiatoleski.pl

Olesno County (Polish: powiat oleski) 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 Olesno, which lies 42 kilometres (26 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole. The county contains three other towns: Praszka, 20 km (12 mi) north of Olesno, Dobrodzień, 17 km (11 mi) south of Olesno, and Gorzów Śląski, 18 km (11 mi) north of Olesno.

The county covers an area of 973.62 square kilometres (375.9 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 64,411. The most populated towns are Olesno with 9,374 inhabitants and Praszka with 7,655 inhabitants.

## Neighbouring counties

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Olesno County is bordered by Wieruszów County and Wieluń County to the north, Kłobuck County to the east, Lubliniec County to the south-east, Strzelce County to the south, Opole County to the south-west, and Kluczbork County to the west.

## Administrative division

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The county is subdivided into seven gminas (four 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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Gmina Olesno | urban-rural  | 240.8  | 17,726  | Olesno
Gmina Praszka | urban-rural  | 102.8  | 13,537  | Praszka
Gmina Dobrodzień | urban-rural  | 162.8  | 9,877  | Dobrodzień
Gmina Rudniki | rural  | 100.5  | 8,180  | Rudniki
Gmina Gorzów Śląski | urban-rural  | 154.1  | 7,131  | Gorzów Śląski
Gmina Radłów | rural  | 86.0  | 4,308  | Radłów
Gmina Zębowice | rural  | 95.8  | 3,652  | Zębowice

## References

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Olesno County

Seat: Olesno

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Dobrodzień
* Gmina Gorzów Śląski
* Gmina Olesno
* Gmina Praszka

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Radłów
* Gmina Rudniki
* Gmina Zębowice

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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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