Lutynia, Środa Śląska County

For other places with the same name, see Lutynia (disambiguation).
Lutynia
Village
Lutynia
Coordinates: 51°8′N 16°48′E / 51.133°N 16.800°E / 51.133; 16.800
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Środa Śląska
Gmina Miękinia
Population 1,500

Lutynia [luˈtɨɲa] (German: Leuthen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miękinia, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany; it previously belonged to Prussia and earlier to the Austrian Empire. It is the site of the Battle of Leuthen, where Frederick the Great of Prussia inflicted a heavy defeat on the Austrians in 1757. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Miękinia, 16 km (10 mi) east of Środa Śląska, and 17 km (11 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village currently has a population of 1,100.

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    Coordinates: 51°08′N 16°48′E / 51.133°N 16.800°E / 51.133; 16.800


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