Euroregion Nisa

Euroregion Nisa, also Euroregion Nisa - Neisse - Nysa, is the first Euroregion created in Central and Eastern Europe, established in 1991. It covers parts of Czech northern Bohemia (mainly the Liberec Region), the German Free State of Saxony and the Polish Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
Euroregion is a voluntary interest association of municipalities and districts of the tripoint of the Czech Republic, Germany and Poland. It was founded to support the development of these areas in the form of mutual, cross-border cooperation.
The representatives of the three countries approved a Memorandum determining the next steps in the creation of the region at the "Tripoint Conference on 23–⁠25 May 1991". In June 1991, a tripartite working group was created, which proposed a structure model which is the basis for the work to this day. The very founding of the Euroregion took place in Zittau on 21 December 1991. Since 2004, it has been headquartered in the most important city of the Euroregion, Liberec. The Euroregion is represented in all three countries –⁠ in Zittau in Germany, Jelenia Góra in Poland and Liberec in the Czech Republic (the chairman of the Euroregion is the governor of the Liberec Region).
==Objectives==
*elimination of the negative effects of the state border
* improving the standard of living of Euroregion residents
* improvement of natural and cultural-political conditions of life
* development of the economic potential of the Euroregion
==Statistical data==
Source:
* Area: 12,583 km2
** Czech Republic: 2,713.5 km2
** Germany: 4,497 km2
** Poland: 5,373 km2
* Population (2004): 1,680,926
** Czech Republic: 448,105
** Germany: 649,380
** Poland: 583,441
* Number of municipalities: 322
** Czech Republic: 141
** Germany: 130
** Poland: 51
==Members of the Nisa Euroregion==
On the Czech side, the Nisa Euroregion includes a larger part of the Liberec Region and the Šluknov Hook in the Děčín District of the Ústí nad Labem Region (a total of 26% of the area of the Euroregion), on the German side the south-eastern part of the Free State of Saxony (23%) and on the Polish side the south-western part of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship (51%).
===Czech Republic===
====Members of the Czech part of the Nisa Euroregion:====
Liberec Region, Liberec Regional Chamber of Commerce, Bohemian Paradise Association
* Jablonec nad Nisou District
: Albrechtice v Jizerských horách, Bedřichov, Jablonec nad Nisou, Janov nad Nisou, Jiřetín pod Bukovou, Josefův Důl, Koberovy, Kořenov, Líšný, Loužnice, Lučany nad Nisou, Maršovice, Nová Ves, Plavy, Radčice, Rádlo, Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou, Smržovka, Tanvald, Velké Hamry, Zásada, Zlatá Olešnice, Železný Brod
* entities from other districts
: Bělá pod Bezdězem
===Germany===
* District of Bautzen (Landkreis Bautzen)
* District of Görlitz (Landkreis Görlitz)
===Poland===
* Bolesławiec County
: Bolesławiec, Gmina Nowogrodziec, Gmina Osiecznica
* Jawor County
: Bolków and Gmina Bolków, Jawor, Gmina Mściwojów, Gmina Paszowice
* Jelenia Góra
* Karkonosze County
: Gmina Janowice Wielkie, Gmina Jeżów Sudecki, Karpacz, Kowary, Gmina Mysłakowice, Gmina Piechowice, Gmina Podgórzyn, Szklarska Poręba, Gmina Stara Kamienica
* Lubań County
: Leśna and Gmina Leśna, Lubań, Gmina Platerówka, Gmina Olszyna, Gmina Siekierczyn, Świeradów-Zdrój
* Lwówek County
: Gryfów Śląski and Gmina Gryfów Śląski, Lubomierz and Gmina Lubomierz, Mirsk and Gmina Mirsk, Lwówek Śląski, Wleń and Gmina Wleń
* Zgorzelec County
: Bogatynia and Gmina Bogatynia, Pieńsk and Gmina Pieńsk, Gmina Sulików, Zawidów, Gmina Zgorzelec, Zgorzelec
* Złotoryja County
: Gmina Pielgrzymka, Świerzawa and Gmina Świerzawa, Wojcieszów, Gmina Złotoryja, Złotoryja
* entities from other districts
: Gozdnica (Żagań County), Łęknica (Żary County)
Category:Euroregions
Category:Euroregions of Poland
Category:Geography of the Czech Republic
Category:Geography of Germany