Bilingual municipalities in Poland

The bilingual status of gminas (municipalities) in Poland is regulated by the Act of 6 January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and on the Regional Languages, which permits certain gminas with significant linguistic minorities to introduce a second, auxiliary language to be used in official contexts alongside Polish. So far 44 gminas have done this: == German == Polish/German bilingual gminas (Gemeinden) in Opole Voivodeship (28 municipalities) Gmina Biała / Gemeinde Zülz (since 06.03.2006) Gmina Bierawa / Gemeinde Birawa (since 23.04.2007) Gmina Chrząstowice / Gemeinde Chronstau (since 25.01.2006) Gmina Cisek / Gemeinde Czissek Gmina Dobrodzień / Gemeinde Guttentag (since 13.05.2009) Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki / Gemeinde Groß Döbern (since 22.04.2009) Gmina Głogówek / Gemeinde Oberglogau (since 22.04.2009) Gmina Gogolin / Gemeinde Gogolin Gmina Izbicko / Gemeinde Stubendorf (since 06.03.2006) Gmina Jemielnica / Gemeinde Himmelwitz (since 28.08.2006) Gmina Kolonowskie / Gemeinde Colonnowska (since 22.09.2006) Gmina Komprachcice / Gemeinde Comprachtschütz (since 04.06.2009) Gmina Lasowice Wielkie / Gemeinde Gross Lassowitz (since 18.10.2006) Gmina Leśnica / Gemeinde Leschnitz (since 17.05.2006) Gmina Łubniany / Gemeinde Lugnian Gmina Murów / Gemeinde Murow (since 22.04.2009) Gmina Pawłowiczki / Gemeinde Gnadenfeld Gmina Polska Cerekiew / Gemeinde Groß Neukirch Gmina Popielów / Gemeinde Poppelau Gmina Prószków / Gemeinde Proskau (since 11.07.2006) Gmina Radłów / Gemeinde Radlau (since 25.01.2006) Gmina Reńska Wieś / Gemeinde Reinschdorf (since 26.10.2006) Gmina Strzeleczki / Gemeinde Klein Strehlitz (since 17.05.2006) Gmina Tarnów Opolski / Gemeinde Tarnau (since 15.02.2007) Gmina Turawa / Gemeinde Turawa (since 12.09.2008) Gmina Ujazd / Gemeinde Ujest (since 28.08.2006) Gmina Walce / Gemeinde Walzen (since 04.04.2006) Gmina Zębowice / Gemeinde Zembowitz (since 23.10.2007) Silesian Voivodeship (3 municipalities) Gmina Krzanowice / Gemeinde Kranowitz Gmina Rudnik / Gemeinde Rudnik Gmina Sośnicowice / Gemeinde Kieferstädtel Other gminas in Opole Voivodeship and Silesian Voivodeship which would be permitted by the Act to make German an auxiliary language are Olesno and Pawłowiczki.

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Bilingual municipalities in Poland

The bilingual status of gminas (municipalities) in Poland is regulated by the Act of 6 January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and on the Regional Languages, which permits certain gminas with significant linguistic minorities to introduce a second, auxiliary language to be used in official contexts alongside Polish. So far 44 gminas have done this: == German == Polish/German bilingual gminas (Gemeinden) in Opole Voivodeship (28 municipalities) Gmina Biała / Gemeinde Zülz (since 06.03.2006) Gmina Bierawa / Gemeinde Birawa (since 23.04.2007) Gmina Chrząstowice / Gemeinde Chronstau (since 25.01.2006) Gmina Cisek / Gemeinde Czissek Gmina Dobrodzień / Gemeinde Guttentag (since 13.05.2009) Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki / Gemeinde Groß Döbern (since 22.04.2009) Gmina Głogówek / Gemeinde Oberglogau (since 22.04.2009) Gmina Gogolin / Gemeinde Gogolin Gmina Izbicko / Gemeinde Stubendorf (since 06.03.2006) Gmina Jemielnica / Gemeinde Himmelwitz (since 28.08.2006) Gmina Kolonowskie / Gemeinde Colonnowska (since 22.09.2006) Gmina Komprachcice / Gemeinde Comprachtschütz (since 04.06.2009) Gmina Lasowice Wielkie / Gemeinde Gross Lassowitz (since 18.10.2006) Gmina Leśnica / Gemeinde Leschnitz (since 17.05.2006) Gmina Łubniany / Gemeinde Lugnian Gmina Murów / Gemeinde Murow (since 22.04.2009) Gmina Pawłowiczki / Gemeinde Gnadenfeld Gmina Polska Cerekiew / Gemeinde Groß Neukirch Gmina Popielów / Gemeinde Poppelau Gmina Prószków / Gemeinde Proskau (since 11.07.2006) Gmina Radłów / Gemeinde Radlau (since 25.01.2006) Gmina Reńska Wieś / Gemeinde Reinschdorf (since 26.10.2006) Gmina Strzeleczki / Gemeinde Klein Strehlitz (since 17.05.2006) Gmina Tarnów Opolski / Gemeinde Tarnau (since 15.02.2007) Gmina Turawa / Gemeinde Turawa (since 12.09.2008) Gmina Ujazd / Gemeinde Ujest (since 28.08.2006) Gmina Walce / Gemeinde Walzen (since 04.04.2006) Gmina Zębowice / Gemeinde Zembowitz (since 23.10.2007) Silesian Voivodeship (3 municipalities) Gmina Krzanowice / Gemeinde Kranowitz Gmina Rudnik / Gemeinde Rudnik Gmina Sośnicowice / Gemeinde Kieferstädtel Other gminas in Opole Voivodeship and Silesian Voivodeship which would be permitted by the Act to make German an auxiliary language are Olesno and Pawłowiczki.

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