Łosiów is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the administrative district of

Gmina Lewin Brzeski __NOTOC__ Gmina Lewin Brzeski is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Lewin Brzeski, which lies approximately south-east of Brzeg and north-west of th ...

, within

Brzeg County __NOTOC__ Brzeg County ( ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. ...

Opole Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship ( , , ), is the smallest and least populated voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) of Poland. The province's name derives from that of the region's capital and largest city, Opole. It is part of Silesia. A relatively lar ...

, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of

Lewin Brzeski Lewin Brzeski (; ) is a historic town situated in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. The total population of Lewin Brzeski was estimated at 5,736 inhabitants in 2019. History Located along the medieval trade routes from Silesi ...

, south-east of

Brzeg Brzeg (; Latin: ''Alta Ripa'', German: ''Brieg'', Silesian German: ''Brigg'', , ) is a town in southwestern Poland with 34,778 inhabitants (December 2021) and the capital of Brzeg County. It is situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship on t ...

, and north-west of the regional capital

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History

The first reference of the village originates from Bishop of Wrocław Żyrosław I's documents from 1189. Between 1207 and 1210 the village was the seat of the

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for the

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. In 1945 the village became part of

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Demography

*1998 - 1 589 *2002 - 1 560 *2009 - 1 535 *2011 - 1 510

Places of cultural and tourist interest

* John the Baptist's parish church (German: St. Johannes der Täufer Kirche), built in 1255 and property of the

. The present

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church was built in 1703, and between 1728 and 1731 - with restored Gothic walls. * Park * Former evangelical church, deconstructed after 1945. At the present day a shop is located at its former location.

Gallery

File:SM Łosiów kościółJanaChrzciciela (0) ID 610047.jpg, John the Baptist's Church File:SM Łosiów pałac-park (22) ID 610048.jpg, Palace File:SM Łosiów pałac-park (27) ID 610048.jpg, Palace Park

References

{{Authority control Villages in Brzeg County