The bilingual status of gminas (municipalities) in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...

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:

Polish/German

Polish/

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

bilingual gminas (''Gemeinden'') in *

Opole Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship, or Opole Province ( pl, województwo opolskie ), is the smallest and least populated voivodeship (province) of Poland. The province's name derives from that of the region's capital and largest city, Opole. It is part of Upper S ...

(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 __NOTOC__ Gmina Cisek, German Gemeinde Czissek is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Cisek (Czissek), which lies approximately south of ...

/ Gemeinde Czissek ** Gmina Dobrodzień / Gemeinde Guttentag (since 13.05.2009) ** Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki / Gemeinde Groß Döbern (since 22.04.2009) **

Gmina Głogówek __NOTOC__ Gmina Głogówek, German Gemeinde Oberglogau is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the Czech border in Upper Silesia. Its seat is the town of Głogówek (O ...

/ Gemeinde Oberglogau (since 22.04.2009) ** Gmina Gogolin / Gemeinde Gogolin ** Gmina Izbicko / Gemeinde Stubendorf (since 06.03.2006) **

Gmina Jemielnica __NOTOC__ Gmina Jemielnica, German Gemeinde Himmelwitz is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Jemielnica (Himmelwitz), which lies approximately north-ea ...

/ 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 Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province ( pl, województwo śląskie ) is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centered on the historic region known as Upper Silesia ('), with Katowice serving as its capital. Despite the Silesian ...

(3 municipalities) ** Gmina Krzanowice / Gemeinde Kranowitz ** Gmina Rudnik / Gemeinde Rudnik ** Gmina Sośnicowice / Gemeinde Kieferstädtel Other gminas in

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which would be permitted by the Act to make German an auxiliary language are

Olesno Olesno is a town in Opole Voivodship, Poland about north-east of the city of Opole. It is the capital of Olesno County and seat of the Gmina Olesno. History The area near the ancient Amber Road had been settled since the Neolithic era. Olesn ...

and

Pawłowiczki Pawłowiczki () is a village in Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Pawłowiczki. It lies approximately south-west of Kędzierzyn-Koźle and so ...

Polish/Kashubian

Polish/

Kashubian Kashubian can refer to: * Pertaining to Kashubia, a region of north-central Poland * Kashubians, an ethnic group of north-central Poland * Kashubian language See also *Kashubian alphabet The Kashubian or Cassubian alphabet (''kaszëbsczi alf ...

bilingual gminas in

Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomorskie Region, or Pomerania Province ( Polish: ''Województwo pomorskie'' ; (Kashubian: ''Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò'' ), is a voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk. The ...

: *

Gmina Linia __NOTOC__ Gmina Linia ( csb, Gmina Lëniô) is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Linia, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Linia, which lies approximately south ...

(''Gmina Lëniô''; since 23.04.2012) *

Gmina Luzino __NOTOC__ Gmina Luzino ( csb, Gmina Lëzëno) is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Luzino, which lies approximately south-west of Wejherowo and nort ...

(''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)

Polish/Lithuanian

Polish/

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

bilingual gmina in

Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. The name of the province and its territory correspond to the historic region of Podlachia. The capital and largest cit ...

: * Gmina Puńsk (''Punsko valsčius''; since 25.05.2006)

Polish/Belarusian

Polish/

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

bilingual gmina in

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Hajnówka Hajnówka (; be, Гайнаўка, ''Hajnaŭka''; uk, Гайнівка, ''Hainivka''; yi, האַדזשנאָװקאַ, ''Hachnovka''; russian: Хайнувка) is a town and a powiat seat in eastern Poland (Podlaskie Voivodeship) with 21,442 i ...

-urban gmina (''Гайнаўка'') on 3 December 2007 *

Gmina Czyże __NOTOC__ Gmina Czyże ( be, Гміна Чыжы) is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Czyże, which lies approximately north-west of Hajnówka a ...

(''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 __NOTOC__ Gmina Orla ( be, Гміна Орля) is a rural gmina ( pl, gmina wiejska) in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland. It is one of five Polish/Belarusian bilingual Gmina in Podlaskie Voivodeship ...

(''Гміна Орля'') on 7 May 2009

Polish/Lemko

Polish/ Lemko bilingual names of localities in

Małopolskie Voivodeship Lesser Poland Voivodeship or Lesser Poland Province (in pl, województwo małopolskie ), also known as Małopolska, is a voivodeship ( province), in southern Poland. It has an area of , and a population of 3,404,863 (2019). It was created on ...

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Gmina Gorlice __NOTOC__ Gmina Gorlice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Gorlice, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina. The gmina covers an ...

: Bielanka * Gmina Uście Gorlickie: Blechnarka,

Gładyszów Gładyszów ( uk, Ґлaдишiв) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Uście Gorlickie, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. Gładyszów lies near Uście Gorlic ...

Konieczna Konieczna ( rue, Конечна, ''Konechna'', uk, Конечна, ''Konechna'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Uście Gorlickie, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border wi ...

Kunkowa Kunkowa ( rue, Кунькова, translit=Kunkova) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Uście Gorlickie, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximate ...

, Nowica,

Regietów Regietów ( rue, Регетів, translit=Rehetiv) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Uście