Bierutów

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Bierutów
Coat of arms of Bierutów
Coat of arms
Bierutów (Poland)
Bierutów
Bierutów
Coordinates: 51°8′N 17°32′E / 51.133, 17.533
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Oleśnica
Gmina Bierutów
Area
 - Total 8.36 km² (3.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 5,066
 - Density 606/km² (1,569.5/sq mi)
Postal code 56-420
Website: http://www.bierutow.pl

Bierutów [bjɛˈrutuf] (German: Bernstadt an der Weide) is a town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Bierutów. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. (For more information on the history of the region, see Silesia.)

The town lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Oleśnica, and 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 5,066.

Coordinates: 51°07′40″N, 17°32′20″E