Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie is an urban-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 town 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...

, which lies approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) 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 ....

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The gmina covers an area of 211.52 square kilometres (81.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 18,496 (out of which the population of Krosno Odrzańskie amounts to 12,100, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,396).

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

Apart from the town of Krosno Odrzańskie, Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie contains the villages and settlements of Bielów

Bielów

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

, Brzózka

Brzózka, Lubusz Voivodeship

Brzózka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Krosno Odrzańskie and west of Zielona Góra.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .-References:...

, Chojna

Chojna, Lubusz Voivodeship

Chojna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately west of Krosno Odrzańskie and west of Zielona Góra....

, Chyże

Chyze, Lubusz Voivodeship

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

, Czarnowo

Czarnowo, Lubusz Voivodeship

Czarnowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately west of Krosno Odrzańskie and west of Zielona Góra....

, Czetowice

Czetowice

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

, Gostchorze

Gostchorze

Gostchorze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately east of Krosno Odrzańskie and north-west of Zielona Góra....

, Kamień

Kamien, Lubusz Voivodeship

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

, Łochowice, Marcinowice

Marcinowice, Lubusz Voivodeship

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

, Morsko

Morsko, Lubusz Voivodeship

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

, Nowy Raduszec

Nowy Raduszec

Nowy Raduszec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately west of Krosno Odrzańskie and west of Zielona Góra....

, Osiecznica

Osiecznica, Lubusz Voivodeship

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

, Radnica

Radnica

Radnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Krosno Odrzańskie and north-west of Zielona Góra....

, Retno

Retno

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

, Sarbia

Sarbia, Lubusz Voivodeship

Sarbia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately west of Krosno Odrzańskie and west of Zielona Góra....

, Sarnie Łęgi, Stary Raduszec

Stary Raduszec

Stary Raduszec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately south of Krosno Odrzańskie and north-west of Zielona Góra....

, Strumienno

Strumienno, Lubusz Voivodeship

Strumienno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately west of Krosno Odrzańskie and west of Zielona Góra....

, Szklarka Radnicka

Szklarka Radnicka

Szklarka Radnicka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Krosno Odrzańskie and north-west of Zielona Góra....

 and Wężyska

Wezyska

Wężyska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately west of Krosno Odrzańskie and west of Zielona Góra....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Krosno Odrzańskie is bordered by the gminas of Bobrowice

Gmina Bobrowice

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

, Bytnica

Gmina Bytnica

Gmina Bytnica is a rural gmina in Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the village of Bytnica, which lies approximately north of Krosno Odrzańskie, north-west of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006...

, 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....

, Dąbie

Gmina Dabie, Lubusz Voivodeship

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

, Gubin

Gmina Gubin

Gmina Gubin is a rural gmina in Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, on the German border...

 and 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....

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