Gmina Biała, Opole Voivodeship

Gmina Biała (Gemeinde Zülz) is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in Upper Silesia in Poland. Its seat is the town of Biała (Zülz), which lies approximately 11 km north-east of Prudnik and 36 km south-west of the regional capital Opole.

The gmina covers an area of 195.82 km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 10,586. Since 2006 the commune, like much of the area, has been bilingual in German and Polish.

Villages
Apart from the town of Biała, Gmina Biała contains the villages and settlements of:


 * Browiniec Polski
 * Brzeźnica
 * Chrzelice
 * Czartowice
 * Dębina
 * Frącki
 * Górka Prudnicka
 * Gostomia
 * Grabina
 * Józefów
 * Kolnowice
 * Krobusz
 * Łącznik
 * Laskowiec
 * Ligota Bialska
 * Miłowice
 * Mokra
 * Nowa Wieś Prudnicka
 * Ogiernicze
 * Olbrachcice
 * Otoki
 * Pogórze
 * Prężyna
 * Radostynia
 * Rostkowice
 * Śmicz
 * Solec
 * Wasiłowice
 * Wilków
 * Żabnik

Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Biała is bordered by the gminas of Głogówek, Korfantów, Lubrza, Prószków, Prudnik and Strzeleczki.

Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Biała is twinned with:
 * 🇩🇪 Marienheide, Germany
 * 🇨🇿 Město Albrechtice, Czech Republic
 * 🇨🇿 Vlčice, Czech Republic