Gmina Brody 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...

, on the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 border. Its seat is the village of Brody

Brody, Zary County

Brody is a village in Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Brody. It lies approximately north-west of Żary and west of Zielona Góra...

, which lies approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) north-west of Żary

Zary

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

 and 53 km (33 mi) 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 ....

.

The gmina covers an area of 240.36 square kilometres (92.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,486.

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 Brody contains the villages and settlements of Biecz

Biecz, Lubusz Voivodeship

Biecz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brody, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border...

, Brody

Brody, Zary County

Brody is a village in Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Brody. It lies approximately north-west of Żary and west of Zielona Góra...

, Brożek

Brozek, Lubusz Voivodeship

Brożek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brody, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south-west of Brody, west of Żary, and south-west of Zielona Góra....

, Datyń

Datyn

Datyń is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brody, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-west of Brody, north-west of Żary, and west of Zielona Góra....

, Grodziszcze

Grodziszcze, Zary County

Grodziszcze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brody, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north-east of Brody, north-west of Żary, and west of Zielona Góra....

, Jałowice, Janiszowice

Janiszowice, Zary County

Janiszowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brody, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border....

, Jasienica

Jasienica, Lubusz Voivodeship

Jasienica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brody, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately north of Brody, north-west of Żary, and west of Zielona Góra....

, Jeziory Dolne

Jeziory Dolne

Jeziory Dolne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brody, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border....

, Koło, Kumiałtowice, Laski

Laski, Zary County

Laski is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Brody, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Marianka

Marianka, Lubusz Voivodeship

Marianka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brody, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border...

, Nabłoto, Proszów

Proszów, Lubusz Voivodeship

Proszów is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Brody, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border...

, Suchodół, Wierzchno

Wierzchno, Lubusz Voivodeship

Wierzchno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brody, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border...

, Zasieki

Zasieki

Zasieki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brody, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately south-west of Brody, west of Żary, and west of Zielona Góra....

 and Żytni Młyn.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Brody is bordered by the gminas of Gubin

Gmina Gubin

Gmina Gubin is a rural gmina in Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, on the German border...

, 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....

, 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....

 and Tuplice

Gmina Tuplice

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

. It also borders Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

.