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Gmina Międzyrzecz 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
Międzyrzecz County
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Międzyrzecz 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 ...
,
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
Międzyrzecz
Międzyrzecz (; , , ) is a town in western Poland, on the Obra (river), Obra and Paklica river, with 17,667 inhabitants (2020). The capital of Gmina Międzyrzecz and Międzyrzecz County. Since the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998, it ha ...
, which lies approximately southeast of
Gorzów Wielkopolski
Gorzów Wielkopolski (), often abbreviated to Gorzów Wlkp. or simply Gorzów (formerly ), is a city in Geography of Poland, western Poland, located on the Warta, Warta River. It is one of the two principal cities and seats of the Lubusz Voivodes ...
and north 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 24,942.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Międzyrzecz is bordered by the gminas of
Bledzew,
Lubrza,
Przytoczna,
Pszczew,
Sulęcin
Sulęcin (; ) is a town in western Poland with 10,117 inhabitants (2019), the capital of Sulecin County, since 1999 in Lubusz Voivodeship.
Geography
Sulęcin is located in the center of Lubusz Voivodeship (Lubuskie province), by the river Postomi ...
,
Świebodzin
Świebodzin (; ) is a town in western Poland with 20,744 inhabitants (2024). It is the capital of Świebodzin County in Lubusz Voivodeship.
Świebodzin is an important transportation hub, lying at the crossroads of the Polish National roads in P ...
and
Trzciel.
Villages
Apart from the town of Międzyrzecz, the gmina contains the villages of
Bobowicko,
Brzozowy Ług,
Bukowiec,
Głębokie,
Gorzyca,
Jagielnik,
Jeleniogłowy,
Kaława,
Kalsko,
Karolewo,
Kęszyca,
Kęszyca Leśna,
Kęszyca-Kolonia,
Kolonia Nietoperek,
Kolonia Żółwin,
Kuligowo,
Kursko,
Kuźnik,
Kwiecie,
Łęgowskie,
Lubosinek,
Marianowo,
Międzyrzecz-Wybudowanie,
Nietoperek,
Pieski,
Pniewo,
Rojewo,
Skoki
Skoki () is a town in Poland, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Wągrowiec County, with 4,003 inhabitants (2010). It is located about 40 km north of Poznań. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Skoki.
History
Establ ...
,
Święty Wojciech,
Szumiąca,
Wojciechówek,
Wysoka
Wysoka is a town in Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,736 inhabitants (2010).
History
The oldest known mention Wysoka comes from 1260, when it was granted by Duke Bolesław the Pious from the Piast dynasty to Mikołaj ...
,
Wyszanowo,
Zamostowo and
Żółwin.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Międzyrzecz is
twinned with:
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Andrésy, France (2005)
*
Bad Freienwalde
Bad Freienwalde is a spa town in the Märkisch-Oderland district in Brandenburg, in north-eastern Germany.
Geography
The town is situated on the Alte Oder, an old branch of the Oder River at the northwestern rim of the Oderbruch basin and the st ...
, Germany (2001)
*
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin), Germany (1993)
*
Haren, Germany (1991)
*
Westerwolde, Netherlands (1991)
References
External links
Official website of the town and municipalityOfficial website of the town office
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Miedzyrzecz
Międzyrzecz County