__NOTOC__ Gmina Świebodzin 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

Świebodzin County __NOTOC__ Świebodzin 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. I ...

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

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. Its seat is the town of

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 ...

, which lies approximately 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 ...

and 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 ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 30,044.

Villages

Apart from the town of Świebodzin, Gmina Świebodzin contains the villages and settlements of Borów, Chociule, Glińsk,

Gościkowo Gościkowo (), formerly Paradyż, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świebodzin, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north of Świebodzin, north of Zielona Góra, and south-e ...

, Grodziszcze, Jeziory, Jordanowo, Kępsko, Krzemionka, Kupienino, Leniwka,

Lubinicko Lubinicko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świebodzin, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Świebodzin, north of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopo ...

, Lubogóra, Ługów, Miłkowo, Niedźwiady, Nowy Dworek,

Osogóra Osogóra is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świebodzin, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Świebodzin Świebodzin (; ) is a town in western Poland with 20,7 ...

, Podjezierze, Podlesie, Raków,

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, Rozłogi, Rudgerzowice, Rusinów, Rzeczyca, Wilkowo, Witosław, Wityń and Wygon.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Świebodzin is bordered by the gminas of 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 ...

, Skąpe,

Sulechów Sulechów (pronounced , ) is a town located within the Zielona Góra County, in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It is the administrative seat of the Gmina Sulechów. Established in the Middle Ages, the town features many historical monuments ...

Szczaniec Szczaniec is a village in Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Szczaniec. It lies approximately east of Świebodzin, north of Zielona Góra, and south-east ...

and

Trzciel Trzciel () is a town in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,391 inhabitants (2019). History The name Trzciel comes from the old Slavic word "trzcielina", which meant a cane stalk. Trzciel is a former Slavic stronghold, which became part of the e ...

Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Świebodzin is twinned with: *

Friesoythe Friesoythe, ( or ; ; Saterland Frisian language, Saterland Frisian: Ait or Äit) is a town in the Cloppenburg (district), district of Cloppenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, on the river Soeste, northwest of Cloppenburg, and southwest of Oldenburg ...

, Germany * Herzberg, Germany * Neuenhagen bei Berlin, Germany

References

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