| Bierutów | |
|---|---|
 Town hall tower, church of St. Catherine, castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Bierutów | |
| Coordinates: 51°7′30″N 17°32′30″E / 51.12500°N 17.54167°E / 51.12500; 17.54167 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Lower Silesian |
| County | Oleśnica |
| Gmina | Bierutów |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Piotr Sawicki |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.36 km (3.23 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 167 m (548 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,728 |
| • Density | 566/km (1,470/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 56-420 |
| Area code | +48 71 |
| Car plates | DOL |
| Voivodeship roads |   |
| Website | http://www.bierutow.pl |
Bierutów (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. Its castle is believed to date to the 13th century, and was the headquarters of the local forestry body after World War II.
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.
- ^ "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
- Official website (in Polish)
- Jewish Community of Bierutów on Virtual Shtetl
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