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Nowa Sól County
__NOTOC__ Nowa Sól County ( pl, powiat nowosolski) 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 passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Nowa Sól, which lies south-east of Zielona Góra and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The county contains three other towns: Kożuchów, lying south-west of Nowa Sól, Bytom Odrzański, lying south-east of Nowa Sól, and Nowe Miasteczko, south of Nowa Sól. The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 86,384. The most populated towns are Nowa Sól with 38,763 inhabitants and Kożuchów with 9,432 inhabitants. From 1999 until 2002, Nowa Sól County also included the areas which now comprise Wschowa County (the towns and gminas of Wschowa, Sława and Szlichtyngowa). Neighbouring counties Nowa Sól County is bordered by Wolsztyn County to the north-east, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powiat
A ''powiat'' (pronounced ; Polish plural: ''powiaty'') is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture ( LAU-1, formerly NUTS-4) in other countries. The term "''powiat''" is most often translated into English as "county" or "district" (sometimes "poviat"). In historical contexts this may be confusing because the Polish term ''hrabstwo'' (an administrative unit administered/owned by a ''hrabia'' (count) is also literally translated as "county". A ''powiat'' is part of a larger unit, the voivodeship ( Polish ''województwo'') or province. A ''powiat'' is usually subdivided into '' gmina''s (in English, often referred to as " communes" or " municipalities"). Major towns and cities, however, function as separate counties in their own right, without subdivision into ''gmina''s. They are termed " city counties" (''powiaty grodzkie'' or, more formally, ''miasta na prawach powiatu'') and have roughly the sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (December 2021) and one of its two capitals with a seat of a voivode, with the other being Zielona Góra. Around Gorzów, there are two large forest areas: Gorzów Woods to the north, where the Barlinek-Gorzów Landscape Park is situated, and Noteć Woods to the southeast. The biggest oil fields in Poland are located near Gorzów. Etymology The pre-1945 German name ''Landsberg an der Warthe'', dating back to 1257, derived from the German words ''land'' or 'state' and ''berg'' or 'mountain' combined with ''Warthe''the German name for the river Warta. The Polish name Gorzów, written as Gorzew, is known from Polish maps and historical books dating back to the 19th century or perhaps earlier.Henryk M. Wozniak, Gazeta Zachodnia "Gorzów tak - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otyń
Otyń (german: Deutsch-Wartenberg) is a town in western Poland, located in the Nowa Sól County, Lubusz Voivodeship. As of 2019 it has 1,615 inhabitants. It lies approximately north of Nowa Sól and south-east of Zielona Góra. History Otyń was mentioned in 1313. Otyń was located under Polish law, it belonged to the Polish Duchy of Głogów under the Piast dynasty. Since the late Middle Ages, the town has changed owners many times, it was even the object of armed conflicts. It suffered during the Thirty Years' War, when it was occupied by different armies. It did not have defensive walls, which ironically saved it from serious damage, because there was no need to besiege or storm it. Protestants were oppressed during the Austrian occupation and Catholics were oppressed during the Swedish occupation. Ultimately, Catholicism reigned in the city after the war. The Gothic palace and church of Otyń were a property of the Society of Jesus from 1661 until its suppression in 177 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zielona Góra County
__NOTOC__ 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 government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Zielona Góra, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains five towns: Sulechów, which lies north-east of Zielona Góra, Nowogród Bobrzański, which lies south-west of Zielona Góra, Babimost, which lies north-east of Zielona Góra, Czerwieńsk, which lies north-west of Zielona Góra, and Kargowa, north-east of Zielona Góra. The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 75,626. The most populated towns are Sulechów with 16,831 inhabitants and Nowogród Bobrzański with 5,165 inhabitants. Neighbouring counties Apart from the city of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra County is also borde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Żagań County
__NOTOC__ Żagań County ( pl, powiat żagański) 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 passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Żagań, which lies south of Zielona Góra and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The county contains four other towns: Szprotawa, lying south-east of Żagań, Iłowa, lying south-west of Żagań, Małomice, lying south-east of Żagań, and Gozdnica, south-west of Żagań. The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 79,297. The most populated towns are Żagań with 25,731 inhabitants and Szprotawa with 11,820 inhabitants. Neighbouring counties Żagań County is bordered by Zielona Góra County to the north, Nowa Sól County to the north-east, Głogów County and Polkowice County to the east, Bolesławiec County and Zgorzelec County to the south, and Ża ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Głogów County
__NOTOC__ Głogów County ( pl, powiat głogowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of . Its administrative seat and only town is Głogów. As of 2019 the total population of the county is 89,319, of which the population of the town of Głogów is 67,317 and the rural population is 22,002. Neighbouring counties Głogów County is bordered by Wschowa County to the north-east, Góra County to the east, Lubin County and Polkowice County to the south, and Żagań County and Nowa Sól County to the west. Administrative division The county is subdivided into six 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolsztyn County
__NOTOC__ Wolsztyn County ( pl, powiat wolsztyński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Wolsztyn, which lies south-west of the regional capital Poznań. The county covers an area of . As of 2006 its total population is 54,718, out of which the population of Wolsztyn is 13,557 and the rural population is 41,161. Neighbouring counties Wolsztyn County is bordered by Nowy Tomyśl County to the north, Grodzisk Wielkopolski County to the north-east, Kościan County to the east, Leszno County to the south-east, Wschowa County to the south, Nowa Sól County to the south-west and Zielona Góra County to the west. Administrative division The county is subdivided into three gminas (one urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szlichtyngowa
Szlichtyngowa (German: ''Schlichtingsheim'') is a town in western Poland, in the Wschowa County of the Lubuskie Voivodship, near the Oder river. The population as of 2019 was 1,278. History The town was founded in 1644 by a Polish Protestant activist and Sejm deputy Jan Jerzy Szlichtyng (german: Johann Georg von Schlichting) and was named after him ''Szlichtyngowa/Schlichtingsheim''. From 1634 he bought lands in the vicinity of the village of Górczyna in Greater Poland near the border with Silesia, with the intention of establishing a town for religious refugees from Silesia during the Thirty Years' War.''Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich'', Tom XI, Warsaw, 1890, p. 959 (in Polish) It obtained town rights from the Polish King Władysław IV Vasa, by virtue of a privilege issued in Kraków in July 1644. After the Second Partition of Poland in 1793 it was annexed by Prussia. It was regained by Poles in 1807 to be included in the short-li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SÅ‚awa
Sława (; German: ''Schlawa'', 1937–45: ''Schlesiersee'') is a town in Wschowa County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,321 inhabitants (2019). History The area was part of Poland after the creation of the state in the 10th century. Later on, as a result of the fragmentation of Poland, it was part of the Polish Piast-ruled Duchy of Głogów until 1468. The town was mentioned in a document from 1312. Between 1871 and 1945 the town was part of Germany and was renamed ''Schlesiersee'' in 1937 during the Nazi campaign of erasing placenames of Polish origin. The original Polish name ''Sława'' was restored after Nazi Germany's defeat in World War II, when the town once again became part of Poland. Twin towns – sister cities See twin towns of Gmina Sława. Gallery Jezioro Sławskie 2015.jpg, Sława Lake 20141028 1524 fi3 slawa kosciol sw michala-3sd-mk-a.jpg, Saint Michael Archangel church 20150502 1316 slawa urzad-miasta-adj.jpg, Municipal office 20141028 1504 af slawa rzek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wschowa
Wschowa (pronounced , german: Fraustadt) is a town in the Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland with 13,875 inhabitants (2019). It is the capital of Wschowa County and a significant tourist site containing many important historical monuments. History Wschowa was originally a border fortress in a region disputed by the Polish dukes of Silesia and Greater Poland. After German colonists had established a settlement nearby, it received Magdeburg rights around 1250. The Old Polish name ''Veschow'' was first mentioned in 1248, while the Middle High German name ''Frowenstat Civitas'' first appeared in 1290. Despite forming part of Poland over centuries, the town was shaped by its German-speaking populace until 1945. After the Silesian Piast dukes had gradually accepted Bohemian suzerainty, King Casimir III the Great in 1343 finally conquered it for Poland. The ziemia Wschowa then was incorporated into the Greater Polish Poznań Voivodeship of the Polish Crown. Since then Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 43,000 villages. 940 gminas include cities and towns, with 302 among them constituting an independent urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) consisting solely of a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (''prezydent miasta''). The gmina has been the basic unit of territorial division in Poland since 1974, when it replaced the smaller gromada (cluster). Three or more gminas make up a higher level unit called powiat, except for those holding the status of a city with powiat rights. Each and every powiat has the seat in a city or town, in the latter case either an urban gmina or a part of an urban-rural one. Types There are three types of gmina: #302 urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) constituted either by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wschowa County
__NOTOC__ Wschowa County ( pl, powiat wschowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It was created in 2002 out of three gminas which previously belonged to Nowa Sól County. Its administrative seat and largest town is Wschowa, which lies east of Zielona Góra and south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The county also contains the towns of Sława, lying north-west of Wschowa, and Szlichtyngowa, south of Wschowa. The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 38,960, out of which the population of Wschowa is 13,875, that of Sława is 4,321, that of Szlichtyngowa is 1,278, and the rural population is 19,486. Neighbouring counties Wschowa County is bordered by Wolsztyn County to the north, Leszno County to the east, Góra County to the south-east, Głogów County to the south-west and Nowa Sól County to the west. Administrative division The county is subdivided into three gmina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
