The municipality of Krośnice is located in Milicz county, in the northeastern part of the Lower Silesian province, in the very center of the “Barycz Valley” Landscape Park, about 60 km from Wroclaw.

Its exceptional natural and recreational qualities make it one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Lower Silesia. It borders with the communes of: Zawonia, Milicz, Twardogóra, Sosnia and Dobroszyce. It lies within two mesoregions: the southwestern part is a fragment of the Twardogóra Hills, while the northeastern patch of the commune is part of the Milicz Basin.

The municipality of Krosnice consists of 22 villages: Brzostowo, Bukowice (2 villages), Czarnogoździce, Czeszyce, Dąbrowa, Dziewiętlin, Grabownica, Kotlarka, Krosnice, Kuźnica Czeszycka, Lędzina, Luboradów, Łazy, Pierstnica, Police, Stara Huta, Suliradzice, Świebodów, Wąbnice, Wierzchowice, Żeleźniki.

The municipality covers an area of 17873 hectares. Arable land accounts for 8800 hectares (49.2%), forests occupy 6762 hectares (37.8%), and other land and wasteland 2311 hectares (13.0%). About 80% of arable land is occupied by fertile soils. Fishponds and forests play an important role in the municipal economy. Zeleźniki, Krosnice and Dziewiętlin are three pond complexes. The main direction of pond production is carp farming. In addition to it, mixed casts include tench, amur, catfish, pikeperch and pike. Most of the breeding ponds belong to the State Treasury Ownership Agency and are under the ownership of the Krosnice Fishery Farm. There are also numerous private ponds. In total, the area occupied by standing water is 1368 hectares. This value is steadily increasing.

In the village of Wierzchowice, in a former gas mine, is located the largest underground gas storage facility in Poland bearing the name of the village in which it is located. The area of the Krośnice municipality, with the exception of the areas of the villages of Pierstnica and Bukowice, is protected as the “Barycz Valley” Landscape Park. Forests occurring in the municipality are counted among the areas of outstanding natural values.

The Municipality of Krosnice is an ideal place for family recreation, environmental education, or sports camping. In addition to unique nature and a mosaic landscape interspersed with ponds, forests, meadows and wetlands, the municipality of Krosnice has a modern recreational and sports infrastructure, built with funds obtained from EU funds.

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