Żary County
The powiat Żarski is a powiat ( county ) in the Polish Lubusz Voivodeship with the county town of Zary ( Sorau ). It lies on the border with Germany between the Lusatian Neisse and the Bober. The county has an area of 1,394 km ², approximately 100,000 inhabitants, and is part of the euro region Neisse on.
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Coat of arms
Description: In red and silver right diagonally divided; above a silver arrow accompanied by two six-pointed silver stars and the bottom of a gold five -ended red deer rod with the scab.
History
The county was formed by the reduction of the provinces and the reintroduction of the counties on January 1, 1999. Its territory corresponds partly to the Prussian district Sorau (Lausitz ) ( 1818-1945 ).
Communities
The powiat Żarski includes two municipalities, two urban and rural communities whose eponymous main towns have a city charter, and six rural communities:
Municipalities
- Łęknica ( Lugknitz ) ( 2,605 )
- Zary ( Sorau ) ( 38,801 )
Urban and rural communities
- Jasień ( streets ) ( 7216 )
- Lubsko ( Sommerfeld) ( 19,332 )
Rural communities
- Brody ( Pförten ) ( 3,482 )
- Lipinki Łużyckie ( Linderode ) ( 3,232 )
- Przewóz ( Priebus ) ( 3,261 )
- Trzebiel ( Triebel ) ( 5,731 )
- Tuplice ( Teuplitz ) ( 3,251 )
- Zary country ( 11,649 )
(Residents on June 30, 2008)