__NOTOC__ Gmina Sulęcin 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

Sulęcin County __NOTOC__ Sulęcin 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

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 ...

, which lies approximately south 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-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 15,767. The gmina contains part of the

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...

called

Łagów Landscape Park Łagów-Sulęcin Landscape Park (''Łagowsko-Sulęciński Park Krajobrazowy'') is a protected area (Landscape Park (Poland), Landscape Park) in western Poland, established in 1985, covering an area of . The park lies within Lubusz Voivodeship, i ...

Villages

Apart from the town of Sulęcin, Gmina Sulęcin contains the villages and settlements of

Brzeźno Brzeźno (; ; /b̥ʁøzn/) is one of the quarters of the city of Gdańsk, Poland with a sandy beach and 130 m long pier. Location The north of the quarter is bordered by the Bay of Gdańsk. From the east, it is bordered by the suburbs o ...

Długoszyn Długoszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sulęcin, within Sulęcin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Sulęcin, south-west of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and north-west of Zielona ...

, Długoszyn-Kolonia, Długoszynek, Drogomin, Glisno, Grochowo,

Grzeszów Grzeszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sulęcin, within Sulęcin County, Lubusz Voivodeship Lubusz Voivodeship ( ) is a voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) in western Poland with a population of 972,140. Its reg ...

, Małuszów,

Miechów Miechów is a town in Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, about north of Kraków. It is the capital of Miechów County. Population is 11,852 (2004). Miechów lies on the Miechówka river, along European route E77. The area of the town is , a ...

, Ostrów,

Pamiątkowice Pamiątkowice is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Sulęcin, within Sulęcin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately east of Sulęcin Sulęcin (; ) is a town in western Poland with 10,117 inhabita ...

, Podbiele, Rychlik, Trzebów, Trzemeszno Lubuskie, Tursk, Wędrzyn, Wielowieś, Żarzyn and Żubrów.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Sulęcin is bordered by the gminas of

Bledzew Bledzew is a village and former town in Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Bledzew. Geography The settlement lies on the western rim of the Greater Poland ...

Krzeszyce Krzeszyce 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 of Gorzów Wielkopols ...

, Łagów,

Lubniewice Lubniewice () is a small town in Sulęcin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland, with 2,059 inhabitants (2019). It is the administrative seat of Gmina Lubniewice. History Middle Ages The area formed part of Poland since the establishment o ...

, Lubrza,

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 ...

Ośno Lubuskie Ośno Lubuskie () is a town in Słubice County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It has 3,951 inhabitants (2019). Geography Ośno Lubuskie is located near the river Łęcza and the lake Reczynek. It is located in the historic Lubusz Land. ...

and

Torzym Torzym () is a small town in Sulęcin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the administrative seat of the urban-rural Gmina Torzym. Geography Torzym is situated on the Ilanka creek, a right tributary of the Oder, in the historic L ...

Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Sulęcin is twinned with: *

Beeskow Beeskow (; , ;) is a town in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany, and capital of the Oder-Spree district. It is situated on the river Spree (river), Spree, 30 km southwest of Frankfurt an der Oder. History In 1518 the town was purchased by the Di ...

, Germany * Friedland, Germany *

Kamen Kamen () is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the district Unna. Geography Kamen is situated at the east end of the Ruhr area, approximately 10 km south-west of Hamm and 25 km north-east of Dortmund. Neighbouring citie ...

, Germany *

Nowy Tomyśl Nowy Tomyśl is a town in western Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is the capital of Nowy Tomyśl County. The population is 15,627 (2004). History The town has a long tradition of wickerwork. In the main town square stands a wicker b ...

, Poland

References

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