Gmina Polska Cerekiew
# Gmina Polska Cerekiew

Gmina Polska Cerekiew (German: Gemeinde Groß Neukirch) is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Polska Cerekiew (Groß Neukirch), which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Kędzierzyn-Koźle and 51 km (32 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.

The gmina covers an area of 60.85 square kilometres (23.5 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 4,021. Since 2011 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:

* Polska Cerekiew
* Ciężkowice
* Dzielawy
* Grzędzin
* Jaborowice
* Koza
* Łaniec
* Ligota Mała
* Mierzęcin
* Połowa
* Witosławice
* Wronin
* Zakrzów

## Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Polska Cerekiew is bordered by the gminas of Baborów and Rudnik.

## Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Polska Cerekiew is twinned with:

* Rieste, Germany
* Světlá Hora, Czech Republic

## Gallery

* Church in Grzędzin
* Ciężkowice
