Osiek, Lubin County

Osiek
Village
Osiek
Coordinates: 51°22′N 16°14′E / 51.367°N 16.233°E / 51.367; 16.233
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Lubin
Gmina Gmina Lubin
Population (approx.) 1,000

Osiek [ˈɔɕek] (German: Ossig) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubin, within Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It was the birthplace of the Protestant Reformer Kaspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig in 1490. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Lubin and 63 km (39 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village has an approximate population of 1,000.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Coordinates: 51°22′00″N 16°14′00″E / 51.3667°N 16.2333°E / 51.3667; 16.2333


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