# Bilingual municipalities in Poland

The bilingual status of gminas (municipalities) in Poland 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:

## German

Polish/German bilingual gminas (Gemeinden) in
* Opole Voivodeship (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 / Gemeinde Czissek
** Gmina Dobrodzień / Gemeinde Guttentag (since 13.05.2009)
** Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki / Gemeinde Groß Döbern (since 22.04.2009)
** Gmina Głogówek / Gemeinde Oberglogau (since 22.04.2009)
** Gmina Gogolin / Gemeinde Gogolin
** Gmina Izbicko / Gemeinde Stubendorf (since 06.03.2006)
** Gmina Jemielnica / 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 (3 municipalities)
** Gmina Krzanowice / Gemeinde Kranowitz
** Gmina Rudnik / Gemeinde Rudnik
** Gmina Sośnicowice / Gemeinde Kieferstädtel
Other gminas in Opole Voivodeship and Silesian Voivodeship which would be permitted by the Act to make German an auxiliary language are Olesno and Pawłowiczki.

## Kashubian

Polish/Kashubian bilingual gminas in Pomeranian Voivodeship:
* Gmina Linia (Gmina Lëniô; since 23.04.2012)
* Gmina Luzino (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)

## Lithuanian

Polish/Lithuanian bilingual gmina in Podlaskie Voivodeship:
* Gmina Puńsk (Punsko valsčius; since 25 May 2006)

## Belarusian

Polish/Belarusian bilingual gminas in Podlaskie Voivodeship:
* Hajnówka-urban gmina (Гайнаўка) on 3 December 2007
* Gmina Czyże (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 (Гміна Орля) on 7 May 2009

## Lemko

Polish/Lemko bilingual names of localities in Małopolskie Voivodeship:
* Gmina Gorlice: Bielanka
* Gmina Uście Gorlickie: Blechnarka, Gładyszów, Konieczna, Kunkowa, Nowica, Regietów, Ropki, Zdynia

## Gallery

* Polish/Lemko place-name sign in Bielanka
* Polish/Kashubian street name sign in Jastarnia
* Polish/Kashubian road sign with the village name (Dolina Jadwigi)
* Bilingual Polish/Belarusian sign in Oleksze
* Polish/German place-name sign in Kosorowice