Bierutów

Bierutów (Bernstadt in Schlesien) is a town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Bierutów. The town lies approximately 13 km south-east of Oleśnica, and 35 km east of the regional capital Wrocław, within its metropolitan area.

As of December 2021, the town has a population of 4,728. Its castle is believed to date to the 13th century, and was the headquarters of the local forestry body after World War II.

Twin towns - sister cities
See twin towns of Gmina Bierutów.

Notable people

 * Andreas Acoluthus (1654–1704), German scholar of orientalism
 * Louise Elisabeth of Württemberg-Oels (1673–1736)
 * Wilhelm Sihler (1801–1885), German-American Lutheran minister and educator
 * Maximilian von Prittwitz (1848–1917), Prussian general
 * Josef Block (1863–1943), German painter
 * Horace Kallen (1882–1974), German-American philosopher
 * Ludwig Meidner (1884–1966), German expressionist painter