| Lubusz Voivodeship Województwo lubuskie |
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Seats | Gorzów Wielkopolski (governor) Zielona Góra (assembly) |
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2 cities, 12 land counties *
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| - Total | 13,985 km² (5,399. Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Gorzów Wielkopolski (abbreviated Gorzów Wlkp; Landsberg an der Warthe is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river with 125780 inhabitants (2005 Zielona Góra Łódź Voivodeship Zielona Góra (Grünberg in Schlesien is a City in Lower Silesia, in western Poland, with 118730 inhabitants within A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County Gorzów Wielkopolski (abbreviated Gorzów Wlkp; Landsberg an der Warthe is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river with 125780 inhabitants (2005 Zielona Góra Łódź Voivodeship Zielona Góra (Grünberg in Schlesien is a City in Lower Silesia, in western Poland, with 118730 inhabitants within Gorzów County (powiat gorzowski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. Krosno Odrzańskie County (powiat krośnieński is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland Międzyrzecz County (powiat międzyrzecki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. Nowa Sól County (powiat nowosolski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. Słubice County (powiat słubicki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland, on the Strzelce-Drezdenko County (powiat strzelecko-drezdenecki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Sulęcin County (powiat sulęciński is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. Świebodzin County (powiat świebodziński is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. Wschowa County (powiat wschowski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. Żagań County (powiat żagański is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. Żary County (powiat żarski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland, on the German Zielona Góra County (powiat zielonogórski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 1,008,424 | ||
| - Density | 72. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/km² (186. 8/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 645,991 | ||
| - Rural | 362,433 | ||
| Car plates | F | ||
| * further divided into 83 gminas | |||
| Website: http://www.lubuskie.pl/en/index.php$ | |||
Lubusz Voivodeship (also known as Lubusz Province, or by its Polish name of województwo lubuskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ luˈbuskjɛ] or simply Lubuskie) is a voivodeship (province) in western Poland. In common with many Countries, Polish car number plates indicate the Region of Registration of the Vehicle encoded in the number plate The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra Voivodeships, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Gorzów Wielkopolski Voivodeship (województwo gorzowskie was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975 - 1998, superseded Zielona Góra Voivodeship (województwo zielonogórskie was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1950&ndash1998 superseded by Lubusz The province's name recalls the historic Lubusz Land (Lebus or Lubus), although a significant part of the voivodeship in fact belongs to the historic region of Silesia. Lubusz Land, ( Polish: ziemia lubuska, German: Land Lebus, Czech: Lubušsko) is a historical region in Poland Lebus is a Town in the southeast of the Märkisch-Oderland District in Brandenburg, Germany. Etymology One theory claims that the name Silesia is derived from the Silingi, who were most likely a Vandalic (East Germanic people
The functions of regional capital are shared between two cities: Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra. Gorzów Wielkopolski (abbreviated Gorzów Wlkp; Landsberg an der Warthe is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river with 125780 inhabitants (2005 Zielona Góra Łódź Voivodeship Zielona Góra (Grünberg in Schlesien is a City in Lower Silesia, in western Poland, with 118730 inhabitants within Gorzów serves as the seat of the centrally appointed voivode or governor, while Zielona Góra is the seat of the elected regional assembly (sejmik) and the executive elected by that assembly, headed by the marszałek. A voivode or waywode is a Slavic title that originally denoted the principal commander of a military force A voivodeship sejmik (sejmik województwa is a regional council composed of elected Councillors in each of the 16 voivodeships (provinces of
The region is mainly flat, with many lakes and woodlands. In the south, around Zielona Góra, grapes are cultivated. Zielona Góra Łódź Voivodeship Zielona Góra (Grünberg in Schlesien is a City in Lower Silesia, in western Poland, with 118730 inhabitants within
Lubusz Voivodeship borders West Pomeranian Voivodeship to the north, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the east, Lower Silesian Voivodeship to the south, and Germany to the west. West Pomeranian Voivodeship (also known by its Polish name of województwo zachodniopomorskie or simply Zachodniopomorskie) is a voivodeship Greater Poland Voivodeship (also known as Wielkopolska Province or by its Polish name of województwo wielkopolskie or simply Wielkopolskie) is a Lower Silesian Voivodeship (also known as Lower Silesia Province or by its Polish name of województwo dolnośląskie {{IPA-pl|d|o|l|n|o|'|ś|l|ą|s|k|j|e}} Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
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History
By conquest the first leaders of the Polans, Mieszko I and especially Boleslaw I added a number of surrounding territories to the newly established core Polish state, and Lebus Land or Lubusz in Lusatia came under Polish rule. Life In 965 Mieszko married Dobrawa (Dobrava Dubrawka daughter of Boleslav I, Duke of Bohemia. Upper and Lower Lusatia Upper Lusatia ( Oberlausitz or Hornja Łužica) is today part of the German state of Saxony except for a small part east of Part of the historic province was located on the western bank of the Oder River, where the main settlement Lubusz, later known as the German town of Lebus, was located. The Oder (known in Czech and Polish as Odra) is a River in Central Europe. Lebus is a Town in the southeast of the Märkisch-Oderland District in Brandenburg, Germany.
In 1226 Lebus Land came under direct jurisdiction of the empire, and around 1250 it was acquired by the Ascanian margraves of Brandenburg. The House of Ascania (Askanier was a Dynasty of German rulers Margrave (marchio is the English and French form (recorded since 1551 of the German Title Markgraf (from Mark " Brandenburg ( Lower Sorbian: Bramborska; Upper Sorbian: Braniborska) is one of the sixteen states of Germany. It was thus sometimes referred to by Polish communists as "the first Polish province to fall to German expansionism" (see Drang nach Osten). "Drang nach Osten" is also a game in the " Europa " wargame series
In 1945, the conquest of eastern Germany by the Soviet Union was followed by the redrawing of Poland's borders. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The east part of the Lubusz (Lebus) region was transferred to Poland, which refers to it as part of the "Regained" or "Recovered Territories". Recovered or Regained Territories (Ziemie Odzyskane was the official term used by the Polish post-war authorities to denote those territories which were transferred
In the administrative reforms of 1998, the original proposals made no provision for a separate Lubusz voivodeship – Gorzów would have been part of West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Zielona Góra would have been in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, and other parts of the region were assigned to Greater Poland Voivodeship. West Pomeranian Voivodeship (also known by its Polish name of województwo zachodniopomorskie or simply Zachodniopomorskie) is a voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship (also known as Lower Silesia Province or by its Polish name of województwo dolnośląskie {{IPA-pl|d|o|l|n|o|'|ś|l|ą|s|k|j|e}} Greater Poland Voivodeship (also known as Wielkopolska Province or by its Polish name of województwo wielkopolskie or simply Wielkopolskie) is a However, as a result of popular protests, these proposals were eventually amended to increase the number of voivodeships to 16, leading to the creation of Lubusz Voivodeship.
Cities and towns
The voivodeship contains 42 cities and towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2006 [1]):
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1. Gorzów Wielkopolski (125,204) |
22. Witnica (Vietz is a town in western Poland, situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship, with 6858 inhabitants (2004 Rzepin (6,499) |
Administrative division
Lubusz Voivodeship is divided into 14 counties (powiats): 2 city counties and 12 land counties. Szlichtyngowa is a town in Poland, in the Wschowa County of the Lubuskie Voivodship, near the Oder River. A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County These are further divided into 83 gminas. The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland
The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).
| English and Polish names |
Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat | Other towns | Total gminas |
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| Gorzów Wielkopolski | 86 | 125,204 | 1 | ||
| Zielona Góra | 58 | 118,201 | 1 | ||
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| Żary County powiat żarski |
1,393 | 98,929 | Żary | Lubsko, Jasień, Łęknica | 10 |
| Zielona Góra County powiat zielonogórski |
1,571 | 89,543 | Zielona Góra * | Sulechów, Nowogród Bobrzański, Babimost, Czerwieńsk, Kargowa | 10 |
| Nowa Sól County powiat nowosolski |
771 | 86,773 | Nowa Sól | Kożuchów, Bytom Odrzański, Nowe Miasteczko | 8 |
| Żagań County powiat żagański |
1,131 | 82,226 | Żagań | Szprotawa, Iłowa, Małomice, Gozdnica | 9 |
| Gorzów County powiat gorzowski |
1,213 | 65,546 | Gorzów Wielkopolski* | Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Witnica | 7 |
| Międzyrzecz County powiat międzyrzecki |
1,388 | 58,335 | Międzyrzecz | Skwierzyna, Trzciel | 6 |
| Krosno Odrzańskie County powiat krośnieński |
1,390 | 56,463 | Krosno Odrzańskie | Gubin | 7 |
| Świebodzin County powiat świebodziński |
937 | 55,989 | Świebodzin | Zbąszynek | 6 |
| Strzelce-Drezdenko County powiat strzelecko-drezdenecki |
1,248 | 50,151 | Strzelce Krajeńskie | Drezdenko, Dobiegniew | 5 |
| Słubice County powiat słubicki |
1,000 | 46,777 | Słubice | Rzepin, Ośno Lubuskie, Cybinka | 5 |
| Wschowa County powiat wschowski |
625 | 38,958 | Wschowa | Sława, Szlichtyngowa | 3 |
| Sulęcin County powiat sulęciński |
1,177 | 35,329 | Sulęcin | Torzym, Lubniewice | 5 |
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Protected areas
Protected areas in Lubusz Voivodeship include two National Parks and eight Landscape Parks. The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Gorzów Wielkopolski (abbreviated Gorzów Wlkp; Landsberg an der Warthe is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river with 125780 inhabitants (2005 Zielona Góra Łódź Voivodeship Zielona Góra (Grünberg in Schlesien is a City in Lower Silesia, in western Poland, with 118730 inhabitants within Żary County (powiat żarski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland, on the German Żary (Sorau is a town in western Poland with 39900 inhabitants (2006 Lubsko (Sommerfeld is a town in Żary County in the Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland. Jezioro Jasień - lake situated in Kashubian land north of Poland Pomerania Łęknica (Lugknitz is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Żary County. Zielona Góra County (powiat zielonogórski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland Zielona Góra Łódź Voivodeship Zielona Góra (Grünberg in Schlesien is a City in Lower Silesia, in western Poland, with 118730 inhabitants within Sulechów Lesser Poland Voivodeship Sulechów (Züllichau is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Zielona Góra County. Nowogród Bobrzański (Naumburg am Bober is a town in Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 5068 inhabitants (2004 Babimost (Bomst is a small town in Poland in the Lubusz Voivodeship, Zielona Gora County. Czerwieńsk (Rothenburg an der Oder is a town in Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 4152 inhabitants (2005 Kargowa (Unruhstadt is a town in Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 3663 inhabitants (2005 Nowa Sól County (powiat nowosolski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. Nowa Sól (Neusalz an der Oder is a Town on the Oder River in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. Kożuchów Subcarpathian Voivodeship Kożuchów (Freystadt in Schlesien is a Town in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland. Bytom Odrzański (Beuthen an der Oder is a town in Poland, in Lubuskie Voivodeship, in Nowa Sól County, on the Oder River. Nowe Miasteczko (Neustädtel is a town in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 2823 inhabitants (2004 Żagań County (powiat żagański is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. Żagań ( French and Sagan is a Town in western Poland, with 26665 inhabitants (2004 Szprotawa (Sprottau is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Żagań County. Iłowa (Halbau is a town in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 3962 inhabitants (2006 Małomice (Mallmitz is a town in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 3671 inhabitants (2004 Gozdnica (Freiwaldau is a town in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 3804 inhabitants (2004 Gorzów County (powiat gorzowski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. Gorzów Wielkopolski (abbreviated Gorzów Wlkp; Landsberg an der Warthe is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river with 125780 inhabitants (2005 Kostrzyn nad Odrą ( Küstrin) is a Town in western Poland, at the confluence of the Oder and Warta rivers on the border with Witnica (Vietz is a town in western Poland, situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship, with 6858 inhabitants (2004 Międzyrzecz County (powiat międzyrzecki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. Międzyrzecz (Meseritz is a town on Obra river in Western Poland with 18840 inhabitants ( 2006) Skwierzyna (Schwerin an der Warthe is a town of 10339 inhabitants (2005 in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. Trzciel is a town in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 2348 inhabitants (2004 Krosno Odrzańskie County (powiat krośnieński is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland Not to be confused with Krosno in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship Krosno Odrzańskie (Crossen an der Oder is a city on the east Gubin is a Town in Krosno Odrzańskie County, southwestern Poland. Świebodzin County (powiat świebodziński is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. Świebodzin (Schwiebus is a Town in western Poland with 21757 inhabitants (2004 Zbąszynek (Neu Bentschen is a town in western Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Świebodzin County. Strzelce-Drezdenko County (powiat strzelecko-drezdenecki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Strzelce Krajeńskie (Friedeberg is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship. Drezdenko (Driesen is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Strzelce-Drezdenko County. Dobiegniew (Woldenberg is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Strzelce-Drezdenko County. Słubice County (powiat słubicki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland, on the Słubice (until 1945 Frankfurter Dammvorstadt is a town in the Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland. Rzepin (Reppen is a town in north-western Poland with 6497 inhabitants (2005 Ośno Lubuskie (Drossen is a town in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 3910 inhabitants (2007 Cybinka (Ziebingen is a town in Słubice County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 2655 inhabitants (2004 Wschowa County (powiat wschowski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. Wschowa (Fraustadt is a town in the Lubusz Voivodeship in Poland with 14607 inhabitants ( 2004) Sława (Schlawa 1937-1945 Schlesiersee) is a town in Wschowa County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 3960 inhabitants (2004 Szlichtyngowa is a town in Poland, in the Wschowa County of the Lubuskie Voivodship, near the Oder River. Sulęcin County (powiat sulęciński is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. Sulęcin (Zielenzig is a town in western Poland with 9926 inhabitants (2005 the capital of Sulecin County, since 1999 in Lubusz Voivodeship. Torzym (Sternberg is a town in Sulęcin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 2466 inhabitants (2004 Lubniewice (Königswalde is a town in Sulęcin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 1924 inhabitants (2004 Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their environmental cultural or similar value A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution In Poland, a Landscape Park (Park Krajobrazowy is a type of Protected area similar to a National Park, but with less stringent restrictions on development These are listed below.
- Drawno National Park (partly in Greater Poland and West Pomeranian Voivodeships)
- Ujście Warty National Park
- Ujście Warty Landscape Park (partly in West Pomeranian Voivodeship)
- Barlinek-Gorzów Landscape Park (partly in West Pomeranian Voivodeship)
- Gryżyna Landscape Park
- Krzesin Landscape Park
- Łagów Landscape Park
- Muskau Bend Landscape Park
- Przemęt Landscape Park (partly in Greater Poland Voivodeship)
- Pszczew Landscape Park (partly in Greater Poland Voivodeship)
See also
External links
- Polish Government Link, Lands conquered by Mieszko I and Boleslaw I
- Official website of Lubusz Voivodeship
- Pictures of Lubusz
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