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Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie 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
Krosno Odrzańskie County
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Krosno County () 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 government refo ...
,
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
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. Its seat is the town of
Krosno Odrzańskie
Krosno Odrzańskie () is a town in Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland, on the east bank of Oder River, at the confluence with the Bóbr. With 11,319 inhabitants (2019) it is the capital of Krosno County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Krosno County.
His ...
, which lies approximately west 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 17,784.
The gmina contains part of the
protected area
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called
Gryżyna Landscape Park.
Villages
Apart from the town of Krosno Odrzańskie, Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie contains the villages and settlements of
Bielów,
Brzózka,
Chojna
Chojna (; "King's Mountain in the Neumark, New March") is a small town in northwestern Poland in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It lies approximately south of Szczecin. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 7,330.
Chojna is loca ...
,
Chyże,
Czarnowo,
Czetowice,
Gostchorze,
Kamień,
Łochowice,
Marcinowice,
Morsko,
Nowy Raduszec,
Osiecznica,
Radnica
Radnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Krosno Odrzańskie and north-west of Zielona Góra
...
,
Retno,
Sarbia,
Sarnie Łęgi,
Stary Raduszec,
Strumienno,
Szklarka Radnicka and
Wężyska.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie is bordered by the gminas of
Bobrowice,
Bytnica,
Czerwieńsk,
Dąbie,
Gubin and
Maszewo
Maszewo () is a town in Goleniów County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland
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.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie is
twinned with:
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Bremervörde, Germany
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Karcag
Karcag () is a large town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.
Geography
Karcag covers an area of and has a population of 20,632 people (2011).
Transport
Karcag has its own railway station, bu ...
, Hungary
*
Schwarzheide
Schwarzheide or Carny Gózd () is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 11 km southwest of Senftenberg, 110 km south of Berlin and 40 km n ...
, Germany
References
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Krosno Odrzanskie
Krosno Odrzańskie County