   miÄdzyrzecz  (, ) is a town in western poland with 18,487 inhabitants (june 30, 2014). the capital of miÄdzyrzecz county, it was part of gorzÃ³w voivodeship from 1975â1998. since the local government reorganization act of 1998, miÄdzyrzecz has been situated in lubusz voivodeship. == geography == thumb|left|obra river the town's name refers to mesopotamia ("between rivers", ) and its location at the confluence of the obra river and the paklica tributary, in the west of the historic greater poland region. about halfway between the towns of skwierzyna and Åwiebodzin, it is situated  south of the regional capital gorzÃ³w wielkopolski and  north of zielona gÃ³ra. the municipal area is in a particularly green part of poland. extensive forests and numerous lakes can be found in the vicinity, including two natura 2000 protected areas south of the town. with a population of about 19,000, miÄdzyrzecz is the seventh largest town in lubusz voivodeship. the number of inhabitants has slightly been on the decrease since the 1990s. == history == thumb|left|miÄdzyrzecz's castle and obra river the settlement on the road leading from magdeburg to gniezno was first mentioned as mezerici by the medieval chronicler thietmar of merseburg in the course of the 1005 campaign of king [[henry ii, holy rom
Cities_and_towns_in_Lubusz_Voivodeship MiAdzyrzecz_County Province_of_Brandenburg Province_of_Posen