The Lubusz Voivodship (in Polish województwo lubuskie) is an administrative and local government region or voivodship in the western part of Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Zielona Gora and Gorzow Wielkopolski voivodships as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's traditional name of Lubusz Land (also Lebus Land or Lubus Land), a medieval Polish province.
It borders with the West Pomeranian (Zachodniopomorskie), Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) and Lower Silesian (Dolnoslaskie) voivodships.
This is a swampy area of unspoilt nature, lakes and woodlands. Around Zielona Góra in the southern part of the region there is wine growing. It is a small region in area and in population among the country's sixteen voivodships. Its principal cities are Zielona Góra, Slubice, Kostrzyn and Gorzów Wielkopolski.
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The two capitals of this administrative region are:
Zielona Gora and Gorzow Wielkopolski.
Major cities and towns
(population in 2003):Administrative division
Area : 13,985 km²
Population : 1,019,000.
| County name | County site | Number of communes | County area (in sq. km) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorzow Wielkopolski City County | Gorzow Wielkopolski | 1 | 77.2 | 125,700 |
| Gorzow Wielkopolski County | Gorzow Wielkopolski | 7 | 1217.4 | 62,300 |
| Krosno Odrzanskie County | Krosno Odrzanskie | 7 | 1389.9 | 60,200 |
| Miedzyrzecz County | Miedzyrzecz | 6 | 1387.8 | 61,000 |
| Nowa Sol County | Nowa Sol | 11 | 1395.4 | 127,400 |
| Slubice County | Slubice | 5 | 999.8 | 47,200 |
| Strzelce-Drezdenko County | Strzelce Krajenskie | 5 | 1248.3 | 51,400 |
| Sulecin County | Sulecin | 5 | 1177.4 | 35,800 |
| Swiebodzin County | Swiebodzin | 6 | 937.5 | 57,600 |
| Wschowa County | Wschowa | |||
| Zielona Gora City County | Zielona Gora | 1 | 58.3 | 117,900 |
| Zielona Gora County | Zielona Gora | 10 | 1570.6 | 85,700 |
| Zagan County | Zagan | 9 | 1131.3 | 85,700 |
| Zary County | Zary | 10 | 1393.5 | 102,400 |
| Lubusz Voivodship Total | 83 | 13,984.4 | 1,020,300 |
Lubus was part of Poland since around 950. Historically, the province was located on both banks along the Odra river. The province Lubus was the first province to be torn apart from Poland in the process of Drang nach Osten in 1242. As the result of the Potsdam conference the region was restored to Poland, without its westernmost part across the Odra river, so the historical capital of the region - Lubusz (German name: Lebus) - is located outside the Polish borders.
Voivodships of Poland:History
Greater Poland Voivodship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship | Lesser Poland Voivodship | Lodz Voivodship | Lower Silesian Voivodship | Lublin Voivodship | Lubusz Voivodship | Masovian Voivodship | Opole Voivodship | Subcarpathian Voivodship | Podlasie Voivodship | Pomeranian Voivodship | Swietokrzyskie Voivodship | Silesian Voivodship | Warmian-Masurian Voivodship | West Pomeranian Voivodship