Gmina Lubsza 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 Brzeg County

Brzeg County

Brzeg County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Brzeg, which lies north-west...

, Opole Voivodeship

Opole Voivodeship

- Administrative division :Opole Voivodeship is divided into 12 counties : 1 city county and 11 land counties. These are further divided into 71 gminas.The counties are listed in the following table .- Economy :...

, in south-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 Lubsza

Lubsza, Opole Voivodeship

Lubsza is a village in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Lubsza. It lies approximately north-east of Brzeg and north-west of the regional capital Opole....

, which lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Brzeg

Brzeg

Brzeg is a town in southwestern Poland with 38,496 inhabitants , situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship on the left bank of the Oder...

 and 41 km (25 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole

Opole

Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 125,992 and is the capital of the Upper Silesia, Opole Voivodeship and, also the seat of Opole County...

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The gmina covers an area of 212.71 square kilometres (82.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,577.

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 Stobrawa Landscape Park

Stobrawa Landscape Park

Stobrawa Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland, established in 1999, covering an area of in the region of the Stobrawa river....

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Villages

Gmina Lubsza contains the villages and settlements of Błota, Borek

Borek, Brzeg County

Borek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Borucice

Borucice, Opole Voivodeship

Borucice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .-References:...

, Boruta

Boruta, Opole Voivodeship

Boruta is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Lubsza, north-east of Brzeg, and north-west of the regional capital Opole....

, Czepielowice

Czepielowice

Czepielowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Brzeg and north-west of the regional capital Opole....

, Dobrzyń

Dobrzyn, Opole Voivodeship

Dobrzyń is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Lubsza, south-west of Brzeg, and north-west of the regional capital Opole....

, Garbów

Garbów, Opole Voivodeship

Garbów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Lubsza, north-west of Brzeg, and north-west of the regional capital Opole....

, Kopalina

Kopalina, Brzeg County

Kopalina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Kościerzyce

Koscierzyce

Kościerzyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...

, Książkowice

Ksiazkowice

Książkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Lubsza, north-east of Brzeg, and north-west of the regional capital Opole....

, Lednica

Lednica, Opole Voivodeship

Lednica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately west of Lubsza, north of Brzeg, and north-west of the regional capital Opole....

, Leśna Woda

Lesna Woda

Leśna Woda is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north of Brzeg and north-west of the regional capital Opole....

, Lubicz

Lubicz, Opole Voivodeship

Lubicz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Lubsza, north-east of Brzeg, and north-west of the regional capital Opole....

, Lubsza

Lubsza, Opole Voivodeship

Lubsza is a village in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Lubsza. It lies approximately north-east of Brzeg and north-west of the regional capital Opole....

, Mąkoszyce

Makoszyce, Opole Voivodeship

Mąkoszyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Michałowice, Myśliborzyce

Mysliborzyce, Opole Voivodeship

Myśliborzyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Nowe Kolnie

Nowe Kolnie

Nowe Kolnie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Lubsza, east of Brzeg, and north-west of the regional capital Opole....

, Nowy Świat

Nowy Swiat, Opole Voivodeship

Nowy Świat is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Lubsza, north-east of Brzeg, and north-west of the regional capital Opole....

, Piastowice

Piastowice, Opole Voivodeship

Piastowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Lubsza, north of Brzeg, and north-west of the regional capital Opole....

, Pisarzowice

Pisarzowice, Brzeg County

Pisarzowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Lubsza and north-west of the regional capital Opole....

, Raciszów

Raciszów

Raciszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Rogalice

Rogalice

Rogalice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Brzeg and north-west of the regional capital Opole....

, Roszkowice

Roszkowice, Brzeg County

Roszkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Śmiechowice

Smiechowice, Opole Voivodeship

Śmiechowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Lubsza, north-east of Brzeg, and north-west of the regional capital Opole....

, Stawy

Stawy, Opole Voivodeship

Stawy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Lubsza, east of Brzeg, and north-west of the regional capital Opole....

, Szydłowice, Tarnowiec

Tarnowiec, Opole Voivodeship

Tarnowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Lubsza, north-east of Brzeg, and north-west of the regional capital Opole....

, Zamcze

Zamcze

Zamcze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubsza, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

 and Złotówka.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Lubsza is bordered by the town of Brzeg

Brzeg

Brzeg is a town in southwestern Poland with 38,496 inhabitants , situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship on the left bank of the Oder...

 and by the gminas of Jelcz-Laskowice

Gmina Jelcz-Laskowice

Gmina Jelcz-Laskowice is an urban-rural gmina in Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Jelcz-Laskowice, which lies approximately north of Oława, and south-east of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its...

, Namysłów, Oława, Popielów

Gmina Popielów

Gmina Popielów is a rural gmina in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Popielów, which lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Opole....

, Skarbimierz

Gmina Skarbimierz

Gmina Skarbimierz is a rural gmina in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is Skarbimierz Osiedle, near to the village of Skarbimierz, which lies approximately south-west of Brzeg and north-west of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of , and as of...

 and Świerczów

Gmina Swierczów

Gmina Świerczów is a rural gmina in Namysłów County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Świerczów, which lies approximately south of Namysłów and north of the regional capital Opole....

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