bilingual municipalities in poland

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      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.


      Kashubian



      Polish/Kashubian bilingual gminas in Pomeranian Voivodeship:

      Gmina Linia (Gmina Lëniô; since 23.04.2012)
      Gmina Luzino (Gmina Lëzëno; since 21.02.2014)
      Gmina Parchowo (Gmina Parchòwò; since 16.08.2006)
      Gmina Sierakowice (Gmina Serakòwice; since 23.10.2007)
      Gmina Żukowo (Gmina Żukòwò; since 17.07.2013)


      Lithuanian


      Polish/Lithuanian bilingual gmina in Podlaskie Voivodeship:

      Gmina Puńsk (Punsko valsčius; since 25 May 2006)


      Belarusian



      Polish/Belarusian bilingual gminas in Podlaskie Voivodeship:

      Hajnówka-urban gmina (Гайнаўка) on 3 December 2007
      Gmina Czyże (Гміна Чыжы) on 8 February 2010
      Gmina Hajnówka-rural gmina (Гміна Гайнаўка) on 28 May 2010
      Gmina Narewka (Гміна Нараўка) on 16 September 2009
      Gmina Orla (Гміна Орля) on 7 May 2009


      Lemko


      Polish/Lemko bilingual names of localities in Małopolskie Voivodeship:

      Gmina Gorlice: Bielanka
      Gmina Uście Gorlickie: Blechnarka, Gładyszów, Konieczna, Kunkowa, Nowica, Regietów, Ropki, Zdynia


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      References




      External links


      Maciej Zych. Minority place names in Poland. United Nations Group of Experts in Geographical Names. Twenty-sixth session. Vienna 2–6 May 2011. Working Paper no. 3.
      List of minority place names in Poland according to Register of the communes where place-names in minority language are used provided by Ministry of Administration and Digitization as of April 9, 2019.

    Kata Kunci Pencarian: bilingual municipalities in poland