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Gmina Torzym is an urban-rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Sulęcin County,
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 populou ...
. Its seat is the town of
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 ...
, which lies approximately south of
Sulęcin, south of
Gorzów Wielkopolski, and north-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 6,820.
Villages
Apart from the town of Torzym, Gmina Torzym contains the villages and settlements of
Bargów,
Bielice,
Bobrówko,
Boczów,
Debrznica,
Drzewce,
Drzewce-Kolonia,
Gądków Mały,
Gądków Wielki,
Garbicz,
Grabów,
Jelenie Pole,
Koryta,
Kownaty,
Lubin
Lubin (; german: Lüben, szl, Lubin) is a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the administrative seat of Lubin County, and also of the rural district called Gmina Lubin, although it is not part of the territory o ...
,
Lubów,
Mierczany,
Pniów,
Prześlice,
Rojek,
Rożnówka,
Tarnawa Rzepińska,
Walewice and
Wystok.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Torzym is bordered by the gminas of
Bytnica,
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 ...
,
Łagów,
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 ...
,
Ośno Lubuskie
Ośno Lubuskie (german: Drossen) is a town in Słubice County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland. It has 3,951 inhabitants (2019).
Geography
Ośno Lubuskie is located near the river Łęcza and the lake Reczynek. It is located in the historic Lubusz ...
,
Rzepin
Rzepin (german: Reppen) is a town in western Poland. Situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship (since 1999), in Słubice County it is a seat of the urban-rural Rzepin Gmina. From 1975 until 1998 the town, from an administrative point of view, belonged ...
and
Sulęcin.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Torzym is
twinned with:
*
Kolkwitz
Kolkwitz (Sorbian languages, Lower Sorbian Gołkojce) is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.
Geography
Kolkwitz is situated 5 km west of Cottbuslocation
This centr ...
, Germany
References
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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 ...
Sulęcin County