Bilingual communes in Poland
The introduction of minority languages as a second official language at the local level ( the so-called auxiliary language in Poland ) enabled, which came into force on 6 January 2005 law on minorities.
Minority languages can be introduced in the communities as an auxiliary language, in which the proportion of minorities is more than 20 % of the total population. Before an auxiliary language can be introduced, it must be previously registered in an official register. Once this is done, a community is considered to be officially bilingual.
German
German has already been implemented in 22 municipalities as an official language. This includes the municipalities of:
- Birawa ( Bierawa )
- Chrząstowice ( Chrząstowice )
- Colonnowska ( Kolonowskie )
- Comprachtschütz ( Komprachcice )
- Great Döbern ( Dobrzeń Wielki )
- Great lasso joke ( Lasowice Wielkie )
- Guttentag ( Dobrodzień )
- Heaven joke ( Jemielnica )
- Small Strehlitz ( Strzeleczki )
- Leschnitz ( Leśnica )
- Murow ( Murów )
- Oberglogau ( Głogówek )
- Proskau ( Prószków )
- Radlau ( Radłów )
- Reinsch village ( Renska Wies )
- Room village ( Izbicko )
- Tarnów ( Tarnów Opolski )
- Turawskie ( Turawskie )
- Ujest ( Ujazd )
- Rolls ( Walce )
- Zembowitz ( Zębowice )
- Zülz ( Biała)
Kashubian
Kashubian has already been introduced in two communities as an official language. This includes the municipalities of:
- Linia ( Gmina lenio )
- Parchowo ( PARCHOWO )
- Sierakowice ( Serakòjce )
Lithuanian
Lithuanian has already been introduced in a community as an official language. This includes the community:
- Puńsk ( Punskas )
Belarusian
Belarusian has already been introduced in 5 municipalities as an official language. This includes the municipalities of:
- Czyże ( Чыжы )
- Hajnówka ( Гайнаўка ) - municipality
- Hajnówka ( Гайнаўка ) - rural community
- Narewka ( Нараўка )
- Orla ( Орля )