Dębno

Gmina Dębno is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Dębno, which lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-west of Myślibórz and 77 km (48 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin. The gmina covers an area of 318.78 square kilometres (123.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 20,805 (out of which the population of Dębno amounts to 13,903, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,902). The Barnówko-Mostno-Buszewo oil field is located in the gmina.

Oborzany [ɔbɔˈʐanɨ] (formerly German Nabern) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dębno, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Dębno, 26 km (16 mi) south-west of Myślibórz, and 76 km (47 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. The village has a population of 518.

Klępin [ˈklɛmpin] (German: Kleppin) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dębno, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Dębno, 21 km (13 mi) south-west of Myślibórz, and 72 km (45 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

Grzymiradz [ɡʐɨˈmirat͡s] (formerly German Grünrade) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dębno, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Dębno, 21 km (13 mi) south-west of Myślibórz, and 71 km (44 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin. The village has a population of 223.

Łazy [ˈwazɨ] (formerly German Kolonie Loose) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Dębno, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Dębno, 22 km (14 mi) south of Myślibórz, and 75 km (47 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. The settlement has a population of 33.

Więcław [ˈvjɛnt͡swaf] (formerly German Bornhofen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dębno, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Dębno, 21 km (13 mi) south-west of Myślibórz, and 74 km (46 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. The village has a population of 204.

Choszczówko [xɔʂˈt͡ʂufkɔ] (German: Neu Grünrade) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Dębno, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Dębno, 21 km (13 mi) south-west of Myślibórz, and 70 km (43 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin. The settlement has a population of 55.

Suchlica [suˈxlit͡sa] (German: Neu Zicher) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dębno, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Dębno, 32 km (20 mi) south-west of Myślibórz, and 83 km (52 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin. The village has a population of 139.

Mostno [ˈmɔstnɔ] (formerly German Kerstenbrügge) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dębno, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Dębno, 22 km (14 mi) south of Myślibórz, and 76 km (47 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. The village has a population of 206.

Hajnówka [xai̯ˈnufka] (German: Herrnhausen) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Dębno, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Dębno, 24 km (15 mi) south-west of Myślibórz, and 72 km (45 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania. The settlement has a population of 39.

Chwarszczany [xfarʂˈt͡ʂanɨ] (German: Quartschen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boleszkowice, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies on the river Myśla, approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Boleszkowice, 32 km (20 mi) south-west of Myślibórz, and 82 km (51 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin. It is located at the junction of voivodeship road 127 and national road 31. The village has a population of 222.

Sarbinowo [sarbiˈnɔvɔ] (German: Zorndorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dębno, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Dębno, 35 km (22 mi) south-west of Myślibórz, and 86 km (53 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin. The village has a population of 490. Originally a West Slavic settlement, the village was first mentioned in 1261 as Torbarmstorp, a possession of the Knights Templar. By 1335 it was known as Tzorbensdorf in the Neumark region of the Margraviate of Brandenburg. In 1540 it fell to John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin. It was the scene of the Battle of Zorndorf, in which the Prussians under Frederick the Great fought the Russians commanded by William Fermor, on August 25, 1758. The battle was one of the bloodiest battles of the Seven Years' War. Zorndorf became part of the Province of Brandenburg in 1815 and the German Empire in 1871. After Germany's defeat in World War II it became part of Poland.