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Gmina Kargowa is an urban-rural
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...
(administrative district) in
Zielona Góra County
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Zielona Góra County ( pl, powiat zielonogórski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local governme ...
,
Lubusz Voivodeship
Lubusz Voivodeship, or Lubuskie Province ( pl, województwo lubuskie ), is a voivodeship (province) in western Poland.
It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra Voivodeships, pursuant to the Po ...
, in western
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
. Its seat is the town of
Kargowa
Kargowa (german: Unruhstadt) is a town in Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,769 inhabitants (2019).
Though located in the Lubusz Voivodeship, Kargowa is part of the Greater Poland historic region.
History
Kargowa was firs ...
, which lies approximately north-east of
Zielona Góra
Zielona Góra is the largest city in Lubusz Voivodeship, located in western Poland, with 140,403 inhabitants (2021). Zielona Góra has a favourable geographical position, being close to the Polish-German border and on several international road ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 5,853).
Villages
Apart from the town of Kargowa, Gmina Kargowa contains the villages and settlements of
Chwalim,
Dąbrówka,
Kaliska,
Karszyn,
Nowy Jaromierz,
Obra Dolna,
Przeszkoda,
Smolno Małe,
Smolno Wielkie,
Stary Jaromierz,
Szarki and
Wojnowo.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Kargowa is bordered by the gminas of
Babimost
Babimost (german: Bomst) is a small town in western Poland in Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship. It is the administrative seat of Gmina Babimost. As of December 2021, it has a population of 3,847.
Geography
The town is situated on the Len ...
,
Bojadła
Bojadła (german: Boyadel) is a village in County Lubuskie, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Bojadła. It lies approximately east of Zielona Góra
Zielona Góra is the ...
,
Kolsko,
Siedlec,
Sulechów
Sulechów (pronounced , german: Züllichau) is a town located within the Zielona Góra County, in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It is the administrative seat of the Gmina Sulechów. Established in the Middle Ages, the town features many his ...
,
Trzebiechów and
Wolsztyn
Wolsztyn (german: Wollstein) is a town in western Poland, on the western edge of Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is the seat of Wolsztyn County, and of the smaller administrative district of Gmina Wolsztyn.
Geography
The town is situated within ...
.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Kargowa is
twinned with:
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Schulzendorf
is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg in Germany.
Demography
File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Schulzendorf.pdf, Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: ...
, Germany
References
{{Zielona Góra County
Kargowa
Kargowa (german: Unruhstadt) is a town in Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,769 inhabitants (2019).
Though located in the Lubusz Voivodeship, Kargowa is part of the Greater Poland historic region.
History
Kargowa was firs ...
Zielona Góra County