Lutynia, Środa Śląska County

Lutynia
Village
Saint Joseph's Church
Lutynia
Coordinates: 51°8′N 16°48′E / 51.133°N 16.800°E / 51.133; 16.800
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Środa Śląska
Gmina Miękinia
Population 1,500

Lutynia [luˈtɨɲa] (German: Leuthen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miękinia, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany; it previously belonged to Prussia and earlier to the Austrian Empire. It is the site of the Battle of Leuthen, where Frederick the Great of Prussia inflicted a heavy defeat on the Austrians in 1757. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Miękinia, 16 km (10 mi) east of Środa Śląska, and 17 km (11 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village currently has a population of 1,100.

Notes

    References

    •  Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). "Leuthen". Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P.F. Collier & Son Company.
    •  Wood, James, ed. (1907). "Leuthen". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.

    Coordinates: 51°08′N 16°48′E / 51.133°N 16.800°E / 51.133; 16.800

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