Gmina Chrząstowice

Gmina Chrząstowice
Gemeinde Chronstau
Chrząstowice Commune
Coordinates (Chrząstowice): 50°39′52″N 18°4′9″E / 50.66444°N 18.06917°E / 50.66444; 18.06917
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyOpole
SeatChrząstowice
Area
  Total
82.31 km2 (31.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30)
  Total
6,948
  Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Websitehttp://www.chrzastowice.pl

Gmina Chrząstowice, German: Gemeinde Chronstau is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Chrząstowice, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of the regional capital Opole.

The gmina is officially bilingual (Polish and German), a significant German community having remained behind after the area was transferred to Poland from Germany in 1945.

The gmina covers an area of 82.31 square kilometres (31.8 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 6,948.