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Gmina Wilków, Opole Voivodeship

Gmina Wilków
Wilków Commune
Gmina
Flag of Gmina Wilków
Flag
Coat of arms of Gmina Wilków
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Wilków): 51°7′N 17°40′E / 51.117°N 17.667°E / 51.117; 17.667Coordinates: 51°7′N 17°40′E / 51.117°N 17.667°E / 51.117; 17.667
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Namysłów
Seat Wilków
Area
 • Total 100.57 km2 (38.83 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 4,678
 • Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Website http://www.wilkow.pl

Gmina Wilków is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Namysłów County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Wilków, which lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Namysłów and 54 km (34 mi) north of the regional capital Opole.

The gmina covers an area of 100.57 square kilometres (38.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,678.

There is a small group of individuals, currently (2010) investigating the history of Wilkow. The village is littered with ruins of old country-houses belonging to mostly German gentry that lived in the area prior to the second world war. The website is dedicated to the history of the village. Operacja Wilkow

Gmina Wilków contains the villages and settlements of Bukowie, Dębnik, Idzikowice, Jakubowice, Krzyków, Lubska, Młokicie, Pągów, Pielgrzymowice, Pszeniczna, Wilków and Wojciechów.

Gmina Wilków is bordered by the gminas of Bierutów, Dziadowa Kłoda and Namysłów.


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