Gmina Głogówek

Gmina Głogówek
Głogówek Commune
Town Hall in Głogówek, seat of the gmina office
Coordinates (Głogówek): 50°20′38″N 17°52′2″E / 50.34389°N 17.86722°E / 50.34389; 17.86722
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyPrudnik
SeatGłogówek
Area
  Total
170.06 km2 (65.66 sq mi)
Population
  Total
13,258
  Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
  Urban
5,592
  Rural
7,666
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOPR
Websitehttp://www.glogowek.pl

Gmina Głogówek (German: Gemeinde Oberglogau) is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Czech border in Upper Silesia. Its seat is the town of Głogówek (Oberglogau), which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Prudnik and 37 km (23 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.

The gmina covers an area of 170.06 square kilometres (65.7 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 13,258. Since 2009, in addition to the official Polish language, German has also been recognized as an additional secondary language.