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Osiek Łużycki

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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Gmina Zgorzelec

Local time
  
Monday 2:24 PM

County
  
Zgorzelec

Population
  
302

Osiek Łużycki

Weather
  
16°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 27% Humidity

Voivodeship
  
Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

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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

    Osiek Łużycki Wikipedia