__NOTOC__ Gmina Witnica is an urban-rural

gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and tow ...

(administrative district) in

Gorzów County __NOTOC__ Gorzów County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its a ...

Lubusz Voivodeship Lubusz Voivodeship ( ) is a voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) in western Poland with a population of 972,140. Its regional capitals are Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra. The region is characterized by a landscape of forests, lake ...

, in western

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. Its seat is the town of

Witnica Witnica () is a town in western Poland, situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship, with 6,747 inhabitants (2019). The town is located in the historic Lubusz Land. The town's name derives from the Polish words ''wić'' or ''witka'', meaning a willow twi ...

, which lies approximately west of

Gorzów Wielkopolski Gorzów Wielkopolski (), often abbreviated to Gorzów Wlkp. or simply Gorzów (formerly ), is a city in Geography of Poland, western Poland, located on the Warta, Warta River. It is one of the two principal cities and seats of the Lubusz Voivodes ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 12,864.

Villages

Apart from the town of Witnica, Gmina Witnica contains the villages and settlements of Białcz, Białczyk, Boguszyniec, Dąbroszyn, Kamień Mały, Kamień Wielki, Kłopotowo, Krześniczka, Mościce, Mościczki,

Mosina Mosina is a town in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, south of Poznań, with 12,107 inhabitants (2004). The Mosiński Canal runs east and west through the town, and joins the Warta River just to the east. History Mosina is o ...

, Nowe Dzieduszyce,

Nowiny Wielkie Nowiny Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Witnica, within Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately east of Witnica and south-west of Gorzów Wielkopolski Gorzów Wielkopolski (), ...

, Oksza,

Pyrzany Pyrzany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Witnica, within Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Witnica and south-west of Gorzów Wielkopolski Gorzów Wielkopolski (), o ...

, Sosny,

Stare Dzieduszyce Stare Dzieduszyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Witnica, within Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship Lubusz Voivodeship ( ) is a voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) in western Poland with a population of 972,140. I ...

, Świerkocin and Tarnówek.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Witnica is bordered by the town of

Kostrzyn nad Odrą Kostrzyn nad Odrą (translated literally as Kostrzyn upon the Oder; ; ) is a town in Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland, on the border with Germany. Geography The town is situated within the historic Lubusz Land (''Ziemia Lubus ...

and by the gminas of Bogdaniec,

Krzeszyce Krzeszyce is a village in Sulęcin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Krzeszyce. It lies approximately north-west of Sulęcin and south-west of Gorzów Wielkopols ...

Lubiszyn Lubiszyn is a village in Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Lubiszyn. It lies approximately west of Gorzów Wielkopolski Gorzów Wielkopolski (), often abbr ...

and

Słońsk Słońsk () is a village in Sulęcin County of the Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is located east of the border crossing with Germany along national road DK22. The village lies about 25 kilometres (or 16 miles) northwest of Sulęcin and ...

Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Witnica is twinned with: *

Druten Druten () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. The municipality covers the eastern part of the region of the province of Gelderland. One of its key features is the town's church, designed by ...

, Netherlands *

Müncheberg Müncheberg is a small town in Märkisch-Oderland, in eastern Germany approximately halfway between Berlin and the border with Poland, within the historic region of Lubusz Land. Geography Prior to 2003 the area today covered by Müncheberg was or ...

, Germany

References

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