title: Gmina Kolonowskie
text: # Gmina Kolonowskie
  
  Gmina Kolonowskie, German Gemeinde Colonnowska is an urban-rural gmina (municipality) in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in Upper Silesia in Poland. Its seat is the town of Kolonowskie (Colonnowska), which lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Strzelce Opolskie and 33 km (21 mi) east of the regional capital Opole.
  
  The gmina covers an area of 83.61 square kilometres (32.3 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 5,895. Since 2006, the township, like much of the area, has been officially bilingual in German and Polish.
  
  ## Villages
  
  The commune contains the villages of Kolonowskie, Spórok, Staniszcze Małe and Staniszcze Wielkie.
  
  ## Neighbouring districts
  
  Gmina Kolonowskie is bordered by the gminas of Dobrodzień, Jemielnica, Ozimek, Strzelce Opolskie and Zawadzkie.
  
  ## Twin towns – sister cities
  
  Gmina Kolonowskie is twinned with:
  
  * Beilrode, Germany
  * Bělotín, Czech Republic
  * Chmelnica, Slovakia
  * Gehrden, Germany
  * Wolfsgraben, Austria
  