Gmina Bytnica is a rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Krosno Odrzańskie County

Krosno Odrzanskie County

Krosno Odrzańskie County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of...

, Lubusz Voivodeship

Lubusz Voivodeship

- Administrative division :Lubusz Voivodeship is divided into 14 counties : 2 city counties and 12 land counties. These are further divided into 83 gminas....

, in western Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. Its seat is the village of Bytnica

Bytnica

Bytnica is a village in Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Bytnica...

, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north of Krosno Odrzańskie

Krosno Odrzanskie

Krosno Odrzańskie is a city on the east bank of Oder River, at the confluence with the Bóbr. The town in Western Poland with 12,500 inhabitants is the capital of Krosno County...

, 33 km (21 mi) north-west of Zielona Góra

Zielona Góra

Zielona Góra is a city in Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, with 117,557 inhabitants within the city limits and 294,000 inhabitants within the metropolitan area, including three neighbouring counties ....

, and 65 km (40 mi) south of Gorzów Wielkopolski

Gorzów Wielkopolski

Gorzów Wielkopolski is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river. It is the biggest city in the Lubusz Voivodeship with 125,149 inhabitants...

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The gmina covers an area of 208.74 square kilometres (80.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 2,605.

The gmina contains part of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

 called Gryżyna Landscape Park

Gryzyna Landscape Park

Gryżyna Landscape Park is a protected area in western Poland, established in 1996, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Bytnica contains the villages and settlements of Budachów

Budachów

Budachów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bytnica, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland...

, Dobrosułów, Drzewica

Drzewica, Lubusz Voivodeship

Drzewica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bytnica, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland...

, Garbowo

Garbowo, Lubusz Voivodeship

Garbowo is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Bytnica, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland...

, Głębokie, Grabin

Grabin, Lubusz Voivodeship

Grabin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bytnica, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland...

, Gryżyna

Gryzyna, Lubusz Voivodeship

Gryżyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bytnica, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland...

, Kępiny

Kepiny, Lubusz Voivodeship

Kępiny is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Bytnica, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland...

, Pliszka

Pliszka, Lubusz Voivodeship

Pliszka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Bytnica, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland...

, Smolary Bytnickie

Smolary Bytnickie

Smolary Bytnickie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bytnica, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Struga

Struga, Lubusz Voivodeship

Struga is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bytnica, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Bytnica, north of Krosno Odrzańskie, north-west of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski.Before 1945 the...

 and Szklarka

Szklarka, Lubusz Voivodeship

Szklarka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bytnica, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Bytnica is bordered by the gminas of Czerwieńsk

Gmina Czerwiensk

Gmina Czerwieńsk is an urban-rural gmina in Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the town of Czerwieńsk, which lies approximately north-west of Zielona Góra....

, Krosno Odrzańskie

Gmina Krosno Odrzanskie

Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie is an urban-rural gmina in Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the town of Krosno Odrzańskie, which lies approximately west of Zielona Góra....

, Łagów, Maszewo

Gmina Maszewo, Lubusz Voivodeship

Gmina Maszewo is a rural gmina in Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the village of Maszewo, which lies approximately west of Krosno Odrzańskie and west of Zielona Góra....

, Skąpe

Gmina Skape

Gmina Skąpe is a rural gmina in Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the village of Skąpe, which lies approximately south-west of Świebodzin, north of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski....

 and Torzym

Gmina Torzym

Gmina Torzym is an urban-rural gmina in Sulęcin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the town of Torzym, which lies approximately south of Sulęcin, south of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and north-west of Zielona Góra....

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