Osiek, Lubin County

For other places with the same name, see Osiek (disambiguation).

Osiek
Village
Osiek
Coordinates: 51°22′N 16°14′E / 51.367°N 16.233°E / 51.367; 16.233
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Lubin
Gmina	Gmina Lubin
Population (approx.)	1,000

Osiek [ˈɔɕek] (German: Ossig) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubin, within Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It was the birthplace of the Protestant Reformer Kaspar Schwenkfeld von Ossig in 1490. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Lubin and 63 km (39 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village has an approximate population of 1,000.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Lubin

Villages	Bolanów Buczynka Bukowna Chróstnik Czerniec Dąbrowa Górna Gogołowice Gola Gorzelin Gorzyca Karczowiska Kłopotów Krzeczyn Mały Krzeczyn Wielki Księginice Łazek Lisiec Lubków Miłoradzice Miłosna Miroszowice Niemstów Obora Osiek Owczary Pieszków Podgórze Raszowa Raszowa Mała Raszówka Siedlce Składowice Szklary Górne Ustronie Wiercień Zalesie Zimna Woda

Seat (not part of the gmina)	Lubin

Coordinates: 51°22′00″N 16°14′00″E / 51.3667°N 16.2333°E / 51.3667; 16.2333

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