Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki

Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki, German Gemeinde Groß Döbern is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Dobrzeń Wielki, which lies approximately 13 km north-west of the regional capital Opole.

The gmina covers an area of 91.42 km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 9,457. Since 2009 the commune, like much of the surrounding area, has been a bilingual commune in German and Polish.

The gmina contains part of the protected area called Stobrawa Landscape Park.

Villages
Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki contains the villages and settlements of: Dobrzeń Wielki, Borki, Brzezie, Chróścice, Czarnowąsy, Dobrzeń Mały, Krzanowice, Kup, Świerkle.

Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki is bordered by the city of Opole and by the gminas of Dąbrowa, Łubniany, Murów, Pokój and Popielów.

Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki is twinned with two other towns, these being:
 * 🇩🇪 Heuchelheim, Germany
 * Wil, Switzerland