Gmina Tuplice 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 Żary County

Zary County

Żary 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 and largest town is Żary, which...

, 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 Tuplice

Tuplice

Tuplice is a village in Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Tuplice. It lies approximately west of Żary and south-west of Zielona Góra....

, which lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Żary

Zary

Żary is a town in western Poland with about 39,900 inhabitants , situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship...

 and 55 km (34 mi) south-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 65.89 square kilometres (25.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,278.

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 Muskau Bend Landscape Park

Muskau Bend Landscape Park

Muskau Bend Landscape Park is a protected area in western Poland, established in 2001, covering an area of...

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Villages

Gmina Tuplice contains the villages and settlements of Chełmica, Chlebice

Chlebice

Chlebice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tuplice, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .-References:...

, Cielmów

Cielmów

Cielmów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tuplice, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Tuplice, west of Żary, and south-west of Zielona Góra....

, Czerna

Czerna, Zary County

Czerna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tuplice, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Tuplice, north-west of Żary, and south-west of Zielona Góra....

, Drzeniów

Drzeniów, Zary County

Drzeniów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tuplice, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Grabów

Grabów, Zary County

Grabów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tuplice, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately east of Tuplice, north-west of Żary, and south-west of Zielona Góra....

, Grabówek

Grabówek, Lubusz Voivodeship

Grabówek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tuplice, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Tuplice, north-west of Żary, and south-west of Zielona Góra....

, Gręzawa

Grezawa

Gręzawa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tuplice, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Tuplice, west of Żary, and south-west of Zielona Góra....

, Jagłowice, Łazy, Matuszowice

Matuszowice

Matuszowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tuplice, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately east of Tuplice, west of Żary, and south-west of Zielona Góra....

, Nowa Rola

Nowa Rola

Nowa Rola is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tuplice, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Tuplice, north-west of Żary, and south-west of Zielona Góra....

, Świbinki

Swibinki

Świbinki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tuplice, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

 and Tuplice

Tuplice

Tuplice is a village in Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Tuplice. It lies approximately west of Żary and south-west of Zielona Góra....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Tuplice is bordered by the gminas of Brody

Gmina Brody, Lubusz Voivodeship

Gmina Brody is a rural gmina in Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, on the German border. Its seat is the village of Brody, which lies approximately north-west of Żary and west of Zielona Góra....

, Jasień

Gmina Jasien

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

, Lipinki Łużyckie, Lubsko

Gmina Lubsko

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

 and Trzebiel

Gmina Trzebiel

Gmina Trzebiel is a rural gmina in Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, on the German border. Its seat is the village of Trzebiel, which lies approximately west of Żary and south-west of Zielona Góra....

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