żary County a.k.a. Żary County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland, on the German border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Żary, which lies 43 km south-west of Zielona Góra and 123 km south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. The county contains three other towns: Lubsko, lying 21 km north-west of Żary, Jasień, lying 16 km north-west of Żary, and Łęknica, 30 km west of Żary.
- also known as Zary County
- part of Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland
- capital: Żary
- official website: www.powiatzary.pl
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