Osiek Łużycki

Osiek Łużycki
Village
Osiek Łużycki
Coordinates: 51°05′N 15°00′E / 51.083°N 15.000°E / 51.083; 15.000
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Zgorzelec
Gmina	Gmina Zgorzelec
Population	302

Osiek Łużycki [ˈɔɕek wuˈʐɨt͡ski] (German: Wendisch Ossig, 1937-45: Warnsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgorzelec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border.^[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Zgorzelec, and 143 kilometres (89 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village has a population of 302.

Notable residents

Johann Adam Hiller (1728 – 1804), German composer and conductor

References

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

Gmina Zgorzelec

Villages	Białogórze Gozdanin Gronów Jędrzychowice Jerzmanki Kostrzyna Koźlice Koźmin Kunów Łagów Łomnica Niedów Osiek Łużycki Pokrzywnik Przesieczany Radomierzyce Ręczyn Sławnikowice Spytków Trójca Tylice Żarska Wieś

Seat (not part of the gmina)	Zgorzelec

Coordinates: 51°05′N 15°00′E / 51.083°N 15.000°E / 51.083; 15.000

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