Lubusz Voivodeship

Administrative division

Lubusz Voivodeship is divided into 14 counties (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

s): 2 city counties and 12 land counties. These are further divided into 83 gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

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The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).

English and Polish names	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat	Other towns	Total gmina Gmina The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country... s
City counties
Gorzów Wielkopolski Gorzów Wielkopolski Gorzów Wielkopolski is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river. It is the biggest city in the Lubusz Voivodeship with 125,149 inhabitants...	86	125,204			1
Zielona Góra Zielona Góra Zielona Góra is a city in Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, with 117,557 inhabitants within the city limits and 294,000 inhabitants within the metropolitan area, including three neighbouring counties ....	58	118,201			1
Land counties
Żary County Zary County Żary County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland, on the German border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Żary, which... powiat żarski	1,393	98,929	Żary Zary Żary is a town in western Poland with about 39,900 inhabitants , situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship...	Lubsko Lubsko Lubsko is a town in Żary County in the Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland. It is the administrative seat of the Gmina Lubsko and has a population of 15,370 as of February 1, 2005.- History :... , Jasień, Łęknica	10
Zielona Góra County Zielona Góra County Zielona Góra County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Zielona Góra, although the city... powiat zielonogórski	1,571	89,543	Zielona Góra Zielona Góra Zielona Góra is a city in Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, with 117,557 inhabitants within the city limits and 294,000 inhabitants within the metropolitan area, including three neighbouring counties ....  *	Sulechów Sulechów Sulechów is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Zielona Góra County. It is the administrative seat of the Gmina Sulechów.-History:The area by 990 had been conquered by Duke Mieszko I of Poland and from 1138 was part of the Duchy of Silesia.... , Nowogród Bobrzański Nowogród Bobrzanski Nowogród Bobrzański is a town on the Bóbr river in Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 5,068 inhabitants . It is the administrative seat of the Gmina Nowogród Bobrzański.... , Babimost Babimost Babimost is a small town in Poland in the Lubusz Voivodeship, Zielona Gora County.Area: 3,6 km², Population: 4,300 , City rights: 1397... , Czerwieńsk Czerwiensk Czerwieńsk is a town in Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,152 inhabitants . Czerwieńsk is a railroad junction, where the Wrocław - Zielona Góra - Szczecin connection meets the line to Poznań.... , Kargowa Kargowa Kargowa is a town in Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,663 inhabitants ....	10
Nowa Sól County Nowa Sól County Nowa Sól County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Nowa Sól, which lies ... powiat nowosolski	771	86,773	Nowa Sól Nowa Sól Nowa Sól is a town on the Oder River in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It is the capital of Nowa Sól County and had a population of 40,351 as of 2006.-History:...	Kożuchów Kozuchów Kożuchów is a town in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland.- External links :*... , Bytom Odrzański Bytom Odrzanski Bytom Odrzański is a town on the Oder river in western Poland, in Nowa Sól County of Lubusz Voivodeship.-History:Archaeological findings from the Stone Age and Bronze Age around Bytom suggest a early settlement. A Slavic gród is mentioned in 1005... , Nowe Miasteczko Nowe Miasteczko Nowe Miasteczko is a town in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,823 inhabitants ....	8
Żagań County Zagan County Żagań County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Żagań, which lies south of... powiat żagański	1,131	82,226	Żagań Zagan Zagan may refer to:*Zagan - a demon in the Ars Goetia*Żagań - a town in west Poland...	Szprotawa Szprotawa Szprotawa is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Żagań County. It has 12,648 inhabitants .- History :The first information about the terrains of today's Szprotawa comes at 1000 from the chronicle of bishop Thietmar of Merseburg, who accompanied the emperor Otto III on pilgrimage to the... , Iłowa, Małomice, Gozdnica Gozdnica Gozdnica is a town in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,804 inhabitants .Situated close to Lower Silesian Voivodeship, na north-west of Żagań and east of Przewóz. Voivodeship roads number 300 and 350 are passing through Gozdnica.-External links:*...	9
Gorzów County powiat gorzowski	1,213	65,546	Gorzów Wielkopolski Gorzów Wielkopolski Gorzów Wielkopolski is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river. It is the biggest city in the Lubusz Voivodeship with 125,149 inhabitants... *	Kostrzyn nad Odrą Kostrzyn nad Odra Kostrzyn nad Odrą is a town in western Poland, at the confluence of the Oder and Warta rivers, on the border with Germany. Located in the Lubusz Voivodeship, in Gorzów County, it had 19,952 inhabitants as of 2007.- History :... , Witnica Witnica Witnica is a town in western Poland, situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship, with 6,858 inhabitants .-External links:*...	7
Międzyrzecz County Miedzyrzecz County Międzyrzecz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Międzyrzecz, which lies ... powiat międzyrzecki	1,388	58,335	Międzyrzecz Miedzyrzecz Międzyrzecz is a town in western Poland with 18,584 inhabitants . The capital of Międzyrzecz County, it was part of the Gorzów Wielkopolski Voivodeship from 1975–1998. Since the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998, Międzyrzecz has been situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship...	Skwierzyna Skwierzyna Skwierzyna is a town of 10,339 inhabitants in Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland, the administrative seat of the Gmina Skwierzyna. It is located at the confluence of the Obra and Warta rivers, about north of Międzyrzecz and south-east of the regional capital Gorzów Wielkopolski. The town is... , Trzciel Trzciel Trzciel is a small town in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,348 inhabitants ....	6
Krosno Odrzańskie County Krosno Odrzanskie County Krosno Odrzańskie County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland, on the German border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of... powiat krośnieński	1,390	56,463	Krosno Odrzańskie Krosno Odrzanskie Krosno Odrzańskie is a city on the east bank of Oder River, at the confluence with the Bóbr. The town in Western Poland with 12,500 inhabitants is the capital of Krosno County...	Gubin	7
Świebodzin County Swiebodzin County Świebodzin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Świebodzin, which lies north... powiat świebodziński	937	55,989	Świebodzin Swiebodzin Świebodzin is a town in western Poland with 21,757 inhabitants . It is the capital of Świebodzin CountyIt was formerly part of the Zielona Góra Voivodeship , a reconfiguration of the old German state of Prussia, the eastern 40% of which was inherited by Poland in 1945, and led to the expulsion of...	Zbąszynek Zbaszynek Zbąszynek is a town in western Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Świebodzin County. It has 5,185 inhabitants .-History:The town was founded in the 1920s, when, as a result of the Greater Poland Uprising as well as the Treaty of Versailles, the railroad hub of Zbaszyn became part of newly...	6
Strzelce-Drezdenko County Strzelce-Drezdenko County Strzelce-Drezdenko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Strzelce Krajeńskie, which... powiat strzelecko-drezdenecki	1,248	50,151	Strzelce Krajeńskie Strzelce Krajenskie Strzelce Krajeńskie is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship. It is the capital of Strzelce-Drezdenko County. Population is 10,186 .-External links:**...	Drezdenko Drezdenko Drezdenko is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Strzelce-Drezdenko County. It has 10,421 inhabitants .- People :* Karl Ludwig Hencke* Karl Ludwig Kahlbaum* Adam Krieger* Joachim von der Marwitz* Carl Spude* Krystian Burchart... , Dobiegniew Dobiegniew Dobiegniew is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Strzelce-Drezdenko County. It has 3,189 inhabitants .It was part of Germany until 1945. In WWII, the Oflag II-C POW camp was located nearby.-External links:*...	5
Słubice County powiat słubicki	1,000	46,777	Słubice	Rzepin Rzepin Rzepin is a town in north-western Poland with 6,500 inhabitants .Situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship , in Słubice County it is a seat of the urban-rural Rzepin Gmina. From 1975 till 1998 the town, from an administrative point of view, belonged to the Gorzów Wielkopolski Voivodeship... , Ośno Lubuskie Osno Lubuskie Ośno Lubuskie is a town in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,800 inhabitants .... , Cybinka Cybinka Cybinka is a town in Słubice County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,700 inhabitants . It is the administrative seat of the Gmina Cybinka.The settlement in the Lubusz Land was first mentioned about 1400, then a part of Brandenburg...	5
Wschowa County Wschowa County Wschowa County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It was created in 2002 out of three gminas which previously belonged to Nowa Sól County. Its administrative seat and largest town is Wschowa, which lies east of Zielona Góra and ... powiat wschowski	625	38,958	Wschowa Wschowa Wschowa is a town in the Lubusz Voivodeship in Poland with 14,607 inhabitants . It is the capital of Wschowa County.-History:Wschowa was originally a border fortress in a region disputed by the Polish dukes of Silesia and Greater Poland. After German colonists had established a settlement nearby,...	Sława, Szlichtyngowa Szlichtyngowa Szlichtyngowa is a town in Poland, in the Wschowa County of the Lubuskie Voivodship, near the Oder River.It was founded in 1644, about one mile behind the border between Silesia and Greater Poland by the junker Johann Georg von Schlichting who obtained a royal charter from the King Władysław IV...	3
Sulęcin County Sulecin County Sulęcin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Sulęcin, which lies south of... powiat sulęciński	1,177	35,329	Sulęcin Sulecin Sulęcin is a town in western Poland with 10638 inhabitants , the capital of Sulecin County, since 1999 in Lubusz Voivodeship.-Geography:...	Torzym Torzym Torzym is a town in Sulęcin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, with 2,466 inhabitants . It is the administrative seat of the urban-rural Gmina Torzym... , Lubniewice Lubniewice Lubniewice is a town in Sulęcin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland, with 1,924 inhabitants .-History:The first mentioning of a fortress dates back to the Greater Polish duke Przemysł II in 1287...	5
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Protected areas

Protected area

Protected area

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s in Lubusz Voivodeship include two National Park

National park

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s and eight Landscape Parks

Landscape Park (Poland)

A Landscape Park is the name given in Poland to a type of protected area, of lower status than a National Park and with less stringent restrictions on development and economic use....

. These are listed below.

• Drawno National Park (partly in Greater Poland
  Greater Poland Voivodeship
  Wielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...
  
   and West Pomeranian Voivodeship
  West Pomeranian Voivodeship
  West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...
  
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• Ujście Warty National Park
  Ujscie Warty National Park
  The Ujście Warty National Park, also, Warta River Mouth National Park, is the youngest of Poland's 23 National Parks. It was created on June 19, 2001, in the region of the lowest stretch of the Warta river, up to its confluence with the Odra , which marks the Polish–German border. The Park...
  
  
• Ujście Warty Landscape Park
  Ujscie Warty Landscape Park
  Ujście Warty Landscape Park, also, Warta River Mouth Landscape Park, is a protected area in western Poland, along the lower stretches of the Warta river as it approaches its confluence with the Odra...
  
   (partly in West Pomeranian Voivodeship)
• Barlinek-Gorzów Landscape Park
  Barlinek-Gorzów Landscape Park
  Barlinek-Gorzów Landscape Park is a protected area in north-western Poland, established in 1991, covering an area of .The Park is shared between two voivodeships: Lubusz and West Pomeranian...
  
   (partly in West Pomeranian Voivodeship)
• Gryżyna Landscape Park
  Gryzyna Landscape Park
  Gryżyna Landscape Park is a protected area in western Poland, established in 1996, covering an area of ....
  
  
• Krzesin Landscape Park
  Krzesin Landscape Park
  Krzesin Landscape Park is a protected area in western Poland, established in 1998, covering an area of ....
  
  
• Łagów Landscape Park
• Muskau Bend Landscape Park
  Muskau Bend Landscape Park
  Muskau Bend Landscape Park is a protected area in western Poland, established in 2001, covering an area of...
  
  
• Przemęt Landscape Park
  Przemet Landscape Park
  Przemęt Landscape Park is a protected area in western Poland, established in 1991, covering an area of ....
  
   (partly in Greater Poland Voivodeship)
• Pszczew Landscape Park
  Pszczew Landscape Park
  Pszczew Landscape Park is a protected area in western Poland, established in 1986, covering an area of . It takes its name from the village of Pszczew....
  
  (partly in Greater Poland Voivodeship)

External links

• Polish Government Link, Lands conquered by Mieszko I and Boleslaw I
• Official website of Lubusz Voivodeship
• Pictures of Lubusz