Gmina Pszczew 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 Międzyrzecz County

Miedzyrzecz County

Międzyrzecz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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. Its administrative seat and largest town is Międzyrzecz, which lies ...

, 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 Pszczew

Pszczew

Pszczew is a village in Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Pszczew. It lies approximately east of Międzyrzecz, south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and north of Zielona Góra.The village has a population of 1,826...

, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Międzyrzecz

Miedzyrzecz

Międzyrzecz is a town in western Poland with 18,584 inhabitants . The capital of Międzyrzecz County, it was part of the Gorzów Wielkopolski Voivodeship from 1975–1998. Since the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998, Międzyrzecz has been situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship...

, 46 km (29 mi) south-east 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...

, and 62 km (39 mi) north 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 177.64 square kilometres (68.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,195.

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 Pszczew Landscape Park

Pszczew Landscape Park

Pszczew Landscape Park is a protected area in western Poland, established in 1986, covering an area of . It takes its name from the village of Pszczew....

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Villages

Gmina Pszczew contains the villages and settlements of Biercza

Biercza

Biercza is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Pszczew, within Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.-References:...

, Błotnia, Borowy Młyn, Brzeźno

Brzezno, Miedzyrzecz County

Brzeźno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pszczew, within Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north of Pszczew, north-east of Międzyrzecz, south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and north of Zielona Góra.-References:...

, Janowo

Janowo, Lubusz Voivodeship

Janowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pszczew, within Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.-References:...

, Nowe Gorzycko

Nowe Gorzycko

Nowe Gorzycko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pszczew, within Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north of Pszczew, north-east of Międzyrzecz, south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and north of Zielona Góra.-References:...

, Policko

Policko, Lubusz Voivodeship

Policko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pszczew, within Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately west of Pszczew, east of Międzyrzecz, south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and north of Zielona Góra.-References:...

, Pszczew

Pszczew

Pszczew is a village in Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Pszczew. It lies approximately east of Międzyrzecz, south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and north of Zielona Góra.The village has a population of 1,826...

, Rańsko

Ransko

Rańsko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pszczew, within Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.-References:...

, Rańsko-Leśniczówka

Ransko-Lesniczówka

Rańsko-Leśniczówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pszczew, within Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.-References:...

, Silna

Silna

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

, Stoki

Stoki, Lubusz Voivodeship

Stoki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pszczew, within Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Pszczew, north-east of Międzyrzecz, south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and north of Zielona Góra. Stoki is also a major hub...

, Stołuń, Świechocin

Swiechocin

Świechocin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pszczew, within Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately east of Pszczew, east of Międzyrzecz, south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and north of Zielona Góra.-References:...

, Szarcz

Szarcz

Szarcz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pszczew, within Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north of Pszczew, north-east of Międzyrzecz, south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and north of Zielona Góra.-References:...

, Wrony

Wrony, Lubusz Voivodeship

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

 and Zielomyśl

Zielomysl

Zielomyśl is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pszczew, within Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Pszczew is bordered by the gminas of Miedzichowo

Gmina Miedzichowo

Gmina Miedzichowo is a rural gmina in Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Miedzichowo, which lies approximately north-west of Nowy Tomyśl and west of the regional capital Poznań.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, Międzychód

Gmina Miedzychód

Gmina Międzychód is an urban-rural gmina in Międzychód County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Międzychód, which lies approximately west of the regional capital Poznań....

, Międzyrzecz

Gmina Miedzyrzecz

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

, Przytoczna

Gmina Przytoczna

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

 and Trzciel

Gmina Trzciel

Gmina Trzciel is an urban-rural gmina in Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the town of Trzciel, which lies approximately south-east of Międzyrzecz, north-east of Zielona Góra, and south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006...

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