Gmina Skąpe 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 Świebodzin County

Swiebodzin County

Świebodzin 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 Świebodzin, which lies north...

, 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 Skąpe

Skape, Lubusz Voivodeship

Skąpe is a village in Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Skąpe. It lies approximately south-west of Świebodzin, north of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski.The village has a population of 421.-References:...

, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-west of Świebodzin

Swiebodzin

Świebodzin is a town in western Poland with 21,757 inhabitants . It is the capital of Świebodzin CountyIt was formerly part of the Zielona Góra Voivodeship , a reconfiguration of the old German state of Prussia, the eastern 40% of which was inherited by Poland in 1945, and led to the expulsion of...

, 24 km (15 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 ....

, and 67 km (42 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 181.28 square kilometres (70 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,414.

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 Skąpe contains the villages and settlements of Błonie, Cibórz

Cibórz, Lubusz Voivodeship

Cibórz is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Skąpe, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Skąpe, south-west of Świebodzin, and north of Zielona Góra....

, Cząbry

Czabry

Cząbry is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skąpe, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately west of Skąpe, south-west of Świebodzin, north of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski....

, Darnawa

Darnawa

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

, Kalinowo

Kalinowo, Lubusz Voivodeship

Kalinowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skąpe, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Skąpe, south-west of Świebodzin, north of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski.The village has a population of...

, Kaliszkowice

Kaliszkowice, Lubusz Voivodeship

Kaliszkowice is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Skąpe, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Skąpe, south of Świebodzin, and north of Zielona Góra....

, Łąkie, Międzylesie

Miedzylesie, Swiebodzin County

Międzylesie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skąpe, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately west of Skąpe, south-west of Świebodzin, north-west of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski.The village has a population of...

, Niekarzyn

Niekarzyn

Niekarzyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skąpe, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately east of Skąpe, south of Świebodzin, and north of Zielona Góra.The village has a population of 406....

, Niesulice

Niesulice

Niesulice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skąpe, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Skąpe, west of Świebodzin, north of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski....

, Ołobok, Pałck, Podła Góra, Przetocznica

Przetocznica

Przetocznica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skąpe, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Skąpe, south-west of Świebodzin, and north of Zielona Góra....

, Przetocznicki Młyn, Radoszyn

Radoszyn

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

, Rokitnica

Rokitnica, Lubusz Voivodeship

Rokitnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skąpe, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Skąpe, south-west of Świebodzin, north of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski.The village has a population of...

, Skąpe

Skape, Lubusz Voivodeship

Skąpe is a village in Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Skąpe. It lies approximately south-west of Świebodzin, north of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski.The village has a population of 421.-References:...

, Węgrzynice

Wegrzynice

Węgrzynice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skąpe, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Skąpe, south-west of Świebodzin, north-west of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski.The village has a population...

, Zawisze

Zawisze

Zawisze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skąpe, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately west of Skąpe, south-west of Świebodzin, north-west of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski.The village has a population of...

 and Złoty Potok.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Skąpe is bordered by the gminas of 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....

, Łagów, Lubrza

Gmina Lubrza, Lubusz Voivodeship

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

, Sulechów

Gmina Sulechów

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

 and Świebodzin

Gmina Swiebodzin

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

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