__NOTOC__ Gmina Maszewo is a 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

Krosno Odrzańskie County __NOTOC__ Krosno Odrzańskie County ( pl, powiat krośnieński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland, on the German border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result o ...

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 village of

Maszewo Maszewo (; formerly german: Massow) is a town in Goleniów County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,062 inhabitants (2004). See also History of Pomerania The history of Pomerania starts shortly before 1000 AD with ongoing conquest ...

, which lies approximately west of

Krosno Odrzańskie Krosno Odrzańskie (german: Crossen an der Oder) is a city on the east bank of Oder River, at the confluence with the Bóbr. The town in Western Poland with 11,319 inhabitants (2019) is the capital of Krosno County. It is assigned to the Lubusz ...

and west 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 2,812. The gmina contains part of the

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

called

Krzesin Landscape Park Krzesin Landscape Park ( pl, Krzesiński Park Krajobrazowy) is a protected area (Landscape Park (Poland), Landscape Park) located in western Poland which was established in 1998 and covers an area of . The park lies entirely within Lubusz Voivod ...

Villages

Gmina Maszewo contains the villages and settlements of Bytomiec, Chlebów, Gęstowice, Granice, Korczyców, Lubogoszcz,

Miłów Miłów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Maszewo, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Maszewo, west of Krosno Odrzańskie, west of Zielona Góra, and ...

, Połęcko, Radomicko, Rybaki, Rzeczyca, Siedlisko, Skarbona, Skórzyn and Trzebiechów.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Maszewo is bordered by the gminas of

Bytnica Bytnica is a village in Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Bytnica. It lies approximately north of Krosno Odrzańskie Krosno Odrzańskie (ger ...

Cybinka Cybinka (german: Ziebingen) is a town in western Poland, in Słubice County, Lubusz Voivodeship. It is the administrative seat of the Gmina Cybinka. Geography Cybinka is located near the Oder river and the border with Germany, about southeast ...

, Gubin,

and

Torzym Torzym (german: Sternberg in der Neumark) is a small town in Sulęcin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the administrative seat of the urban-rural Gmina Torzym. It was known as ''Toruń Lubuski'' between 1945 and 1946. Geograph ...

Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Maszewo is twinned with: *

Loitz Loitz () is a town in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the river Peene, 10 km northeast of Demmin, and 22 km southwest of Greifswald. The German local historian, philologi ...

, Germany * Mölln, Germany

References

{{Krosno Odrzańskie County

External links

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