Wschowa County


Wschowa County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It was created in 2002 out of three gminas which previously belonged to Nowa Sól County. Its administrative seat and largest town is Wschowa, which lies east of Zielona Góra and south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The county also contains the towns of Sława, lying north-west of Wschowa, and Szlichtyngowa, south of Wschowa.
The county covers an area of. As of 2019 its total population is 38,960, out of which the population of Wschowa is 13,875, that of Sława is 4,321, that of Szlichtyngowa is 1,278, and the rural population is 19,486.

Neighbouring counties

Wschowa County is bordered by Wolsztyn County to the north, Leszno County to the east, Góra County to the south-east, Głogów County to the south-west and Nowa Sól County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into three gminas. These are listed in the following table.