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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==
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==
Lithuanian
Polish/Lithuanian bilingual gmina in Podlaskie Voivodeship: • Gmina Puńsk (Punsko valsčius; since 25 May 2006) ==Belarusian==
Belarusian
Polish/Belarusian bilingual gminas in Podlaskie Voivodeship: • Hajnówka-urban gmina () on 3 December 2007 • Gmina Czyże () on 8 February 2010 • Gmina Hajnówka-rural gmina () on 28 May 2010 • Gmina Narewka () on 16 September 2009 • Gmina Orla () on 7 May 2009 ==Lemko==
Gallery
File:Bielanka.jpg|Polish/Lemko place-name sign in Bielanka File:Ulica_Księdza_Kossak-Główczewskiego,_Jastarnia_-_001.JPG|Polish/Kashubian street name sign in Jastarnia File:Dolina_Jadwigi_znak.jpg|Polish/Kashubian road sign with the village name (Dolina Jadwigi) File:Oleksze1.jpg|Bilingual Polish/Belarusian sign in Oleksze File:Kosorowice.jpeg|Polish/German place-name sign in Kosorowice ==References==
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