Gmina Dobrodzień
Gmina Dobrodzień, German Gemeinde Guttentag is an urban-rural gmina in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Dobrodzień, which lies approximately south of Olesno and east of the regional capital Opole.
The gmina covers an area of, and as of 2019 its total population is 9,877.
Prior to 1945 the area was part of Germany. Since 2009 the commune has been officially bilingual in German and Polish due to the large German minority in the area, many ethnic Germans have remained despite the area being transferred to Poland after World War II.Villages
The commune contains the villages and settlements of:
- Dobrodzień
- Bąki
- Błachów
- Bzinica Nowa
- Bzinica Stara
- Główczyce
- Gosławice
- Klekotna
- Kocury
- Kolejka
- Ligota Dobrodzieńska
- Makowczyce
- Malichów
- Myślina
- Pietraszów
- Pludry
- Rzędowice
- Szemrowice
- Turza
- Warłów
- Zwóz
Gmina Dobrodzień is bordered by the gminas of Ciasna, Kolonowskie, Olesno, Ozimek, Pawonków, Zawadzkie and Zębowice.Gmina Dobrodzień is twinned with:
