Bierutów
Place in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Coat of arms
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Bierutów [bʲɛˈrutuf] (German: Bernstadt in Schlesien) 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. The town lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Oleśnica, and 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of the regional capital Wrocław, within its metropolitan area.
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.[4]
Government
List of mayors since 1990
Name | Years in office |
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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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Bierutów – a castle and a castle tower, 3b Zamkowa street". Szlakikulturowe.dolnyslask.pl. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bierutów.
- Official website (in Polish)
- Jewish Community of Bierutów on Virtual Shtetl
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