Tuplice
Encyclopedia
Tuplice t is a village
in Żary County
, Lubusz Voivodeship
, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
(administrative district) called Gmina Tuplice
. It lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Żary
and 55 km (34 mi) south-west of Zielona Góra
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II
).
The village has a population of 1,500.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
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. It is the seat of the 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) called Gmina 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 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 ....
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II
Territorial changes of Poland after World War II
The territorial changes of Poland after World War II were very extensive. In 1945, following the Second World War, Poland's borders were redrawn following the decisions made at the Potsdam Conference of 1945 at the insistence of the Soviet Union...
).
The village has a population of 1,500.