Osiek, Lubin County
Osiek | |
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Village | |
  Osiek | |
| Coordinates: 51°22′N 16°14′E / 51.367°N 16.233°E | |
| 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]
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.
Notable people[]
- Caspar Schwenckfeld (1489/90–1561), German theologian, writer, and preacher
References[]
Coordinates: 51°22′00″N 16°14′00″E / 51.3667°N 16.2333°E
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