Bierutów
Bierutów | |
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  Bierutów | |
| Coordinates: 51°7′30″N17°32′30″E / 51.12500°N 17.54167°E / 51.12500; 17.54167 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Lower Silesian |
| County | Oleśnica |
| Gmina | Bierutów |
| Town rights | 1266 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Piotr Sawicki |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.36 km2 (3.23 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 167 m (548 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,728 |
| • Density | 566/km2 (1,470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 56-420 |
| Area code | +48 71 |
| Vehicle registration | DOL |
| Voivodeship roads |   |
| Website | http://www.bierutow.pl |
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Bierutów[bʲɛˈrutuf] (German: Bernstadt in Schlesien) is a town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[4] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Bierutów.
As of December 2021, the town has a population of 4,728.[2] Its castle is believed to date to the 13th century, and was the headquarters of the local forestry body after World War II.[5]
It was granted town rights in 1266.[6]
Geography
Bierutów is situated on the Widawa river, approximately 2 mi (3 km) south-east of Oleśnica.[7]
Government
List of mayors since 1990
| Name | Years in office |
|---|---|
| Bogdan Smolarczyk | 1990–1992 |
| Andrzej Wojtkowiak | 1992–1997 |
| Edward Puk | 1997–1998 |
| Włodzimierz Kubiak | 1998–2002 |
| Roman Kazimierski | 2002–2004 |
| Grzegorz Michalak | 2004–2006 |
| Władysław Bogusław Kobiałka | 2006–2018 |
| Piotr Sawicki | since 2018 |
International relations
Twin towns - sister cities
See twin towns of Gmina Bierutów.
Notable people
- Andreas Acoluthus (1654–1704), German scholar of orientalism
- Louise Elisabeth of Württemberg-Oels (1673–1736)
- Wilhelm Sihler (1801–1885), German-American Lutheran minister and educator
- Maximilian von Prittwitz (1848–1917), Prussian general
- Josef Block (1863–1943), German painter
- Horace Kallen (1882–1974), German-American philosopher
- Ludwig Meidner (1884–1966), German expressionist painter
References
- ^"Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 11 September 2022. Category K1, group G441, subgroup P1410. Data for territorial unit 0214024.
- ^ ab"Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 11 September 2022. Category K3, group G7, subgroup P1336. Data for territorial unit 0214024.
- ^"Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 11 September 2022. Category K3, group G7, subgroup P2425. Data for territorial unit 0214024.
- ^"Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^"Bierutów – a castle and a castle tower, 3b Zamkowa street". Szlakikulturowe.dolnyslask.pl. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^Krzysztofik, Robert (2007). Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna (in Polish). Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-83-226-1616-1.
- ^Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. I. Warszawa. 1880. p. 221.
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bierutów.
- Official website(in Polish)
- Jewish Community of Bierutów on Virtual Shtetl
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