__NOTOC__ Gmina Trzebiel 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

Żary County __NOTOC__ Żary County ( pl, powiat żarski) 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 of the Polish local g ...

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

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, on the

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border. Its seat is the village of

Trzebiel Trzebiel ( dsb, Trjebule or ''Trjebul'', german: Triebel) is a village in Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Trzebiel. It lies appr ...

, which lies approximately west of

Żary Żary (pronounced , german: Sorau, dsb, Žarow) is a town in western Poland with 37,502 inhabitants (2019), situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship since 1999. Previously it was located within Zielona Góra Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the admi ...

and south-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 5,679. 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 Muskau Bend Landscape Park.

Villages

Gmina Trzebiel contains the villages and settlements of Bogaczów, Bronowice, Buczyny, Bukowina, Chudzowice, Chwaliszowice, Czaple, Dębinka, Gniewoszyce, Jasionów, Jędrzychowice, Jędrzychowiczki, Kałki, Kamienica nad Nysą Łużycką, Karsówka, Królów,

Łuków Łuków is a city in eastern Poland with 30,727 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2005). Since 1999, it has been situated in the Lublin Voivodeship, previously it had belonged to the Siedlce Voivodeship (between 1975–1998). It is the capital of Ł ...

, Marcinów, Mieszków, Niwica, Nowe Czaple,

Olszyna Olszyna (german: Langenöls) is a town in Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its name means "alder wood" in Polish. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Olszyna. A settlement dati ...

, Przewoźniki, Pustków, Rytwiny, Siedlec, Siemiradz, Stare Czaple, Strzeszowice,

, Wierzbięcin, Włostowice, Żarki Małe and

Żarki Wielkie Żarki Wielkie (german: Groß Särchen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzebiel, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south-west of Trzebiel, west of ...

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Trzebiel is bordered by the town of

Łęknica Łęknica (german: Lugknitz; hsb, Wjeska) is a border town in western Poland, one of the two gminas of Żary County in Lubusz Voivodeship. Muskau Park (''Park Mużakowski''), a Polish-German World Heritage Site, stretches north of the town ce ...

and by the gminas of

Brody Brody ( uk, Броди; russian: Броды, Brodï; pl, Brody; german: Brody; yi, בראָד, Brod) is a city in Zolochiv Raion of Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located in the valley of the upper Styr River, approximately ...

Lipinki Łużyckie Lipinki Łużyckie () (german: Linderode)(Lower Sorbian language, Lower Sorbian:Lindroz) is a village in Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Lipinki Łużyckie. It ...

, Przewóz and Tuplice. It also borders

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Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Trzebiel is twinned with: *

Lázně Libverda Lázně Libverda (german: Bad Liebwerda) is a spa municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Etymology The original German name ''Liebenwerde'' is an abbreviation of ''au ...

, Czech Republic * Neiße-Malxetal, Germany

References

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