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Gmina Kożuchów is an urban-rural
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and tow ...
(administrative district) in
Nowa Sól County
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Nowa Sól County () 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 ...
,
Lubusz Voivodeship
Lubusz Voivodeship ( ) is a voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) in western Poland with a population of 972,140. Its regional capitals are Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra. The region is characterized by a landscape of forests, lake ...
, in western
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
. Its seat is the town of
Kożuchów
Kożuchów (; ) is a town in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland.
History
The town was founded in the 12th century, when it was part of the Kingdom of Poland. It was granted town rights in 1273 in the process of Ostsiedlung. As a result of the fragmenta ...
, which lies approximately south-west of
Nowa Sól
Nowa Sól is a city on the Oder River in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It is the capital of Nowa Sól County and had a population of 38,763 (2019).
History
The territory became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century, and foll ...
and south of
Zielona Góra
Zielona Góra (; ''Green Mountain''; ) is the largest city in Lubusz Voivodeship, located in western Poland, with 140,403 inhabitants (). The region is closely associated with vineyards and holds an annual Zielona Góra Wine Fest, Wine Fest. Zie ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 15,962.
Villages
Apart from the town of Kożuchów, Gmina Kożuchów contains the villages and settlements of
Bielice,
Broniszów,
Bulin,
Cisów,
Czciradz,
Drwalewice,
Dziadoszyce,
Dziwiszowice,
Kierzkowice,
Książ Śląski,
Lasocin,
Mirocin Dolny,
Mirocin Górny
Mirocin Górny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kożuchów, within Nowa Sól County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It was known by its former name Herzogswaldau while in the Kingdom of Prussia. It lies approximately ...
,
Mirocin Średni,
Podbrzezie Dolne,
Podbrzezie Górne,
Radwanów,
Słocina,
Sokołów,
Solniki,
Studzieniec,
Stypułów,
Wolnica and
Zawada.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Kożuchów is bordered by the gminas of
Brzeźnica,
Nowa Sól
Nowa Sól is a city on the Oder River in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It is the capital of Nowa Sól County and had a population of 38,763 (2019).
History
The territory became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century, and foll ...
,
Nowe Miasteczko,
Nowogród Bobrzański
Nowogród Bobrzański () is a town on the Bóbr river in Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, with 5,165 inhabitants (2019). It is the administrative seat of the Gmina Nowogród Bobrzański.
History
The historic town was e ...
,
Otyń,
Szprotawa
Szprotawa is a town in western Poland, in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship. It has 11,820 inhabitants (2019).
History
The region was part of Poland after the emergence of the Piast monarchy in the 10th century. The first mention of today's Sz ...
and
Zielona Góra
Zielona Góra (; ''Green Mountain''; ) is the largest city in Lubusz Voivodeship, located in western Poland, with 140,403 inhabitants (). The region is closely associated with vineyards and holds an annual Zielona Góra Wine Fest, Wine Fest. Zie ...
.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Kożuchów is
twinned with:
*
Schwepnitz, Germany
References
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Kozuchow
Nowa Sól County