Olesno County
title: "Olesno County" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["olesno-county", "land-counties-of-opole-voivodeship"] topic_path: "general/olesno-county" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olesno_County" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Olesno County |
| native_name | Powiat oleski |
| settlement_type | County |
| total_type | Total |
| image_flag | POL powiat oleski flag.svg |
| image_shield | POL powiat oleski COA.svg |
| image_map | Locator map Olesno County in Opole Voivodeship.svg |
| map_caption | Location within the voivodeship |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Voivodeship |
| subdivision_name1 | Opole |
| area_total_km2 | 973.62 |
| population_total | 64411 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_urban | 23201 |
| population_blank1_title | Rural |
| population_blank1 | 41210 |
| coor_pinpoint | Olesno |
| coordinates | |
| seat | Olesno |
| parts_type | Gminas |
| parts | Total 7 |
| p1 | Gmina Dobrodzień |
| p2 | Gmina Gorzów Śląski |
| p3 | Gmina Olesno |
| p4 | Gmina Praszka |
| p5 | Gmina Radłów |
| p6 | Gmina Rudniki |
| p7 | Gmina Zębowice |
| blank_name | Car plates |
| blank_info | OOL |
| website | http://www.powiatoleski.pl |
| :: |
| name = Olesno County | native_name = Powiat oleski | settlement_type = County | total_type = Total | image_flag = POL powiat oleski flag.svg | image_shield = POL powiat oleski COA.svg | image_map = Locator map Olesno County in Opole Voivodeship.svg | map_caption = Location within the voivodeship | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship | subdivision_name1 = Opole | area_total_km2 = 973.62 | population_total = 64411 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_urban = 23201 | population_blank1_title = Rural | population_blank1 = 41210 | coor_pinpoint = Olesno | coordinates = | seat = Olesno | parts_type = Gminas | parts = Total 7 | p1 = Gmina Dobrodzień | p2 = Gmina Gorzów Śląski | p3 = Gmina Olesno | p4 = Gmina Praszka | p5 = Gmina Radłów | p6 = Gmina Rudniki | p7 = Gmina Zębowice | blank_name = Car plates | blank_info = OOL | website = http://www.powiatoleski.pl }} NOTOC Olesno County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Olesno, which lies 42 km north-east of the regional capital Opole. The county contains three other towns: Praszka, 20 km north of Olesno, Dobrodzień, 17 km south of Olesno, and Gorzów Śląski, 18 km north of Olesno.
The county covers an area of 973.62 km2. As of 2019 its total population is 64,411. The most populated towns are Olesno with 9,374 inhabitants and Praszka with 7,655 inhabitants.
Neighbouring counties
Olesno County is bordered by Wieruszów County and Wieluń County to the north, Kłobuck County to the east, Lubliniec County to the south-east, Strzelce County to the south, Opole County to the south-west, and Kluczbork County to the west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into seven gminas (four urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
References
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