__NOTOC__ Gmina Witnica 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

Gorzów County __NOTOC__ Gorzów County ( pl, powiat gorzowski) 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 government reforms ...

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

Witnica Witnica (german: Vietz in Ostbrandenburg) is a town in western Poland, situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship, with 6,747 inhabitants (2019). The town is located in the historic Lubusz Land. The town's name derives from the Polish language, Polish ...

, which lies approximately west of

Gorzów Wielkopolski Gorzów Wielkopolski (; german: Landsberg an der Warthe) often abbreviated to Gorzów Wlkp. or simply Gorzów, is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river. It is the second largest city in the Lubusz Voivodeship with 120,087 inhabitants (Decemb ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 12,864.

Villages

Apart from the town of Witnica, Gmina Witnica contains the villages and settlements of Białcz, Białczyk, Boguszyniec, Dąbroszyn, Kamień Mały, Kamień Wielki, Kłopotowo, Krześniczka,

Mościce Mościce is industrial district of Tarnów, Poland. In the 1920s, there was located the National Factory of Nitric Compounds. Currently, the enterprise operates as Grupa Azoty S.A. and its Capital Group focuses the largest plants of great chemi ...

, Mościczki,

Mosina Mosina (german: Moschin) is a town in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, about 20 km south of Poznań, with 12,107 inhabitants (2004). The Mosiński Canal runs east and west through the town, and joins the Warta River just ...

, Nowe Dzieduszyce, Nowiny Wielkie, Oksza,

Pyrzany Pyrzany (german: Pyrehne) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Witnica, within Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Witnica and south-west of Gorzów Wielkopolski. Notable r ...

, Sosny, Stare Dzieduszyce, Świerkocin and Tarnówek.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Witnica is bordered by the town of

Kostrzyn nad Odrą Kostrzyn nad Odrą (literally Kostrzyn upon Oder) (; german: Küstrin ) is a town in Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland, close to the border with Germany. Geography The town is situated within the historic Lubusz Land (''Ziemia ...

and by the gminas of Bogdaniec,

Krzeszyce Krzeszyce (german: Kriescht) is a village in Sulęcin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Krzeszyce. It lies approximately north-west of Sulęcin and south-west o ...

Lubiszyn Lubiszyn (german: Ludwigsruh) is a village in Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Lubiszyn __NOTOC__ Gmina Lubiszyn is a rural gmina (administrative district ...

and

Słońsk Słońsk (, german: Sonnenburg) is a village in Sulęcin County of the Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is located east of the border crossing with Germany along national road DK22. The village lies about 25 kilometres (or 16 miles) nor ...

Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Witnica is twinned with: *

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, Netherlands * Marushkinskoye, Russia *

Müncheberg Müncheberg is a small town in Märkisch-Oderland, Germany approximately halfway between Berlin and the border with Poland, within the historic region of Lubusz Land. Geography Prior to 2003 the area today covered by Müncheberg was organized as ...

, Germany

References

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