Gmina Maszewo 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 Krosno Odrzańskie County

Krosno Odrzanskie County

Krosno Odrzańskie 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 is the town of...

, 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 Maszewo

Maszewo, Krosno Odrzanskie County

Maszewo is a village in Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Maszewo...

, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Krosno Odrzańskie

Krosno Odrzanskie

Krosno Odrzańskie is a city on the east bank of Oder River, at the confluence with the Bóbr. The town in Western Poland with 12,500 inhabitants is the capital of Krosno County...

 and 44 km (27 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 ....

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The gmina covers an area of 213.56 square kilometres (82.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 2,958.

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 Krzesin Landscape Park

Krzesin Landscape Park

Krzesin Landscape Park is a protected area in western Poland, established in 1998, covering an area of ....

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Villages

Gmina Maszewo contains the villages and settlements of Bytomiec

Bytomiec

Bytomiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Maszewo, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Maszewo, west of Krosno Odrzańskie, west of Zielona Góra, and south-west of Gorzów Wielkopolski.Before 1945 the...

, Chlebów

Chlebów, Lubusz Voivodeship

Chlebów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Maszewo, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north of Maszewo, north-west of Krosno Odrzańskie, north-west of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski.Before 1945 the...

, Gęstowice

Gestowice

Gęstowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Maszewo, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland...

, Granice

Granice, Lubusz Voivodeship

Granice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Maszewo, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north of Maszewo, north-west of Krosno Odrzańskie, north-west of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski.Before 1945 the...

, Korczyców

Korczyców

Korczyców is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Maszewo, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .-References:...

, Lubogoszcz

Lubogoszcz, Krosno Odrzanskie County

Lubogoszcz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Maszewo, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland...

, Maszewo

Maszewo, Krosno Odrzanskie County

Maszewo is a village in Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Maszewo...

, Miłów, Połęcko, Radomicko

Radomicko, Lubusz Voivodeship

Radomicko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Maszewo, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland...

, Rybaki

Rybaki, Lubusz Voivodeship

Rybaki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Maszewo, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Maszewo, west of Krosno Odrzańskie, west of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski.Before 1945 the area was...

, Rzeczyca

Rzeczyca, Krosno Odrzanskie County

Rzeczyca is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Maszewo, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

, Siedlisko

Siedlisko, Krosno Odrzanskie County

Siedlisko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Maszewo, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany .-References:...

, Skarbona

Skarbona

Skarbona is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Maszewo, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland...

, Skórzyn

Skórzyn, Lubusz Voivodeship

Skórzyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Maszewo, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Maszewo, north-west of Krosno Odrzańskie, north-west of Zielona Góra, and south of Gorzów Wielkopolski.Before 1945...

 and Trzebiechów

Trzebiechów, Krosno Odrzanskie County

Trzebiechów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Maszewo, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Maszewo 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...

, Cybinka

Gmina Cybinka

Gmina Cybinka is an urban-rural gmina in Słubice County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, on the German border. Its seat is the town of Cybinka, which lies approximately south-east of Słubice, north-west of Zielona Góra, and south-west of Gorzów Wielkopolski.The gmina covers an area of ,...

, Gubin

Gmina Gubin

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

, Krosno Odrzańskie

Gmina Krosno Odrzanskie

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

 and Torzym

Gmina Torzym

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

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