Gmina Ropa
Gmina Ropa is a rural gmina in Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. The seat of the district is the village of Ropa, which lies approximately south-west of Gorlice and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.
The gmina covers an area of, had a total population of 5,509 as of 2024.The population increased by 10.1%.
History
The collective municipality of Ropa was established on August 1, 1934, in the Gorlice County in the Kraków Province from the existing individual rural municipalities of Bielanka, Gródek, Łosie, Ropa, and Szymbark.After the war, the municipality of Ropa became part of the newly created Rzeszów Province. As of July 1, 1952, the municipality consisted of five communities: Bielanka, Gródek, Łosie, Ropa, and Szymbark. The commune was abolished on September 29, 1954, along with the reform introducing gromady in place of communes.
The municipality of Ropa was reactivated within expanded borders on January 1, 1973, in the same county and province, consisting of nine villages: Banica, Bielanka, Brunary, Czarna, Gródek, Izby, Łosie, Stawisza, Śnietnica, and Ropa. On June 1, 1975, the municipality became part of the newly created Nowy Sącz Province.
On January 15, 1976, the municipality was abolished and its area was incorporated into the municipalities of:
- Gorlice,
- Grybów,
- Uście Gorlickie.