Rusinowice

Rusinowice
Village
Rusinowice
Coordinates: 50°38′N 18°45′E / 50.633°N 18.750°E / 50.633; 18.750
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Lubliniec
Gmina Koszęcin
Population 1,336
Postal code 42-700

Rusinowice [ruɕinɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German Ruschinowitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koszęcin, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Koszęcin, 8 km (5 mi) south-east of Lubliniec, and 47 km (29 mi) north-west of the regional capital Katowice. The village has a population of 1,336. It is located near to the Polish nature reserve Jeleniak Mikuliny.

The Rehabilitation and Education Centre for disabled children and adolescents, located in Rusinowice.

Rusinowice has a centre of rehabilitation and education for disabled children and adolescents. The institution started operating in 1994. It was established through an initiative by the Polish Episcopate and the American Embassy in Poland. The centre is run by the Gliwice branch of Caritas.

Monuments

The Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross and St. Catherine is a Catholic church located in the village. Rusinowice and Piłka, a nearby village, both belong to a parish founded in 1985.

A volunteer fire department can also be found in Rusinowice. The department's one station has an observation tower and a firetruck.

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Coordinates: 50°38′N 18°45′E / 50.633°N 18.750°E / 50.633; 18.750


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