Lubusz Voivodeship
Lubusz Voivodeship is a voivodeship (province) in western Poland. The functions of regional capital are shared between two cities: Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra.
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Województwo lubuskie | |
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 13,987.93 km2 (5,400.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2019[1]) | |
| • Total | 1,013,031 |
| • Density | 72.42180/km2 (187.57159/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 657,844 |
| • Rural | 355,187 |
| ISO 3166 code | PL-08 |
| Vehicle registration | F |
| Website | lubuskie.pl |
It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra Voivodeship.
Administrative division
Lubusz Voivodeship is divided into 14 counties (powiats): 2 city counties and 12 land counties. These are further divided into 83 gminas.
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Area (km²) |
Population (2019) |
Seat | Other towns | Total gminas |
| City counties | |||||
| Zielona Góra | 58 | 140,871 | 1 | ||
| Gorzów Wielkopolski | 86 | 123,691 | 1 | ||
| Land counties | |||||
| Żary County powiat żarski |
1,393 | 96,496 | Żary | Lubsko, Jasień, Łęknica | 10 |
| Nowa Sól County powiat nowosolski |
771 | 86,284 | Nowa Sól | Kożuchów, Bytom Odrzański, Nowe Miasteczko | 8 |
| Żagań County powiat żagański |
1,131 | 79,297 | Żagań | Szprotawa, Iłowa, Małomice, Gozdnica | 9 |
| Zielona Góra County powiat zielonogórski |
1,571 | 75,626 | Zielona Góra* | Sulechów, Nowogród Bobrzański, Babimost, Czerwieńsk, Kargowa | 10 |
| Gorzów County powiat gorzowski |
1,213 | 71,669 | Gorzów Wielkopolski* | Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Witnica | 7 |
| Międzyrzecz County powiat międzyrzecki |
1,388 | 57,851 | Międzyrzecz | Skwierzyna, Trzciel | 6 |
| Świebodzin County powiat świebodziński |
937 | 55,753 | Świebodzin | Zbąszynek | 6 |
| Krosno Odrzańskie County powiat krośnieński |
1,390 | 55,018 | Krosno Odrzańskie | Gubin | 7 |
| Strzelce-Drezdenko County powiat strzelecko-drezdenecki |
1,248 | 49,156 | Strzelce Krajeńskie | Drezdenko, Dobiegniew | 5 |
| Słubice County powiat słubicki |
1,000 | 47,018 | Słubice | Rzepin, Ośno Lubuskie, Cybinka | 5 |
| Wschowa County powiat wschowski |
625 | 38,960 | Wschowa | Sława, Szlichtyngowa | 3 |
| Sulęcin County powiat sulęciński |
1,177 | 35,238 | Sulęcin | Torzym, Lubniewice | 5 |
| * seat not part of the county | |||||
Lubusz Voivodeship Media
Medieval town walls of Żary, one of the oldest towns in the province, first mentioned in 1007
Żagań with its castle was a ducal seat for several centuries
Wschowa, important royal city of Poland in the 18th century, dubbed the "unofficial capital of Poland"
Polish Border Protection Troops in Olszyna in 1969
Polish Land Forces barracks in Żagań
Zielona Góra is the seat of the provincial assembly
Gorzów Wielkopolski is the seat of the voivodeship governor
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References
- ↑ Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June. stat.gov.pl (2019-10-15)Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
Coordinates: 52°11′43″N 15°20′51″E / 52.19528°N 15.34750°E
