Gmina Trzebiel 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 Trzebiel

Trzebiel

Trzebiel 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 Trzebiel...

, 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 59 km (37 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 166.59 square kilometres (64.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,753.

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 Trzebiel contains the villages and settlements of Bogaczów

Bogaczów, Zary County

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

, Bronowice

Bronowice, Zary County

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

, Buczyny

Buczyny

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

, Bukowina

Bukowina, Lubusz Voivodeship

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

, Chudzowice

Chudzowice

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

, Chwaliszowice

Chwaliszowice

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

, Czaple

Czaple, Lubusz Voivodeship

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

, Dębinka

Debinka, Lubusz Voivodeship

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

, Gniewoszyce

Gniewoszyce

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

, Jasionów

Jasionów, Lubusz Voivodeship

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

, Jędrzychowice

Jedrzychowice, Zary County

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

, Jędrzychowiczki

Jedrzychowiczki

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

, Kałki, Kamienica nad Nysą Łużycką, Karsówka

Karsówka

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

, Królów

Królów

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

, Łuków, Marcinów

Marcinów, Zary County

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

, Mieszków

Mieszków, Lubusz Voivodeship

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

, Niwica

Niwica, Zary County

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

, Nowe Czaple

Nowe Czaple, Lubusz Voivodeship

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

, Olszyna, Przewoźniki

Przewozniki

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

, Pustków

Pustków, Lubusz Voivodeship

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

, Rytwiny

Rytwiny

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

, Siedlec

Siedlec, Lubusz Voivodeship

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

, Siemiradz

Siemiradz, Lubusz Voivodeship

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

, Stare Czaple

Stare Czaple, Lubusz Voivodeship

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

, Strzeszowice

Strzeszowice

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

, Trzebiel

Trzebiel

Trzebiel 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 Trzebiel...

, Wierzbięcin

Wierzbiecin, Lubusz Voivodeship

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

, Włostowice, Żarki Małe and Żarki Wielkie

Zarki Wielkie

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

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Trzebiel is bordered by the town of Łęknica and 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....

, Lipinki Łużyckie, Przewóz

Gmina Przewóz

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

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