Lutynia, Środa Śląska County

For other places with the same name, see Lutynia (disambiguation).

Lutynia
Village
Saint Joseph's Church
Lutynia
Coordinates: 51°8′N 16°48′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Środa Śląska
Gmina	Miękinia
Population	1,500
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	DSR

Lutynia [luˈtɨɲa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miękinia, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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.

History

The area became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century, and centuries later, it also was part of Bohemia, Hungary, the Habsburg monarchy, Prussia and Germany. It is the site of the Battle of Leuthen, where Frederick the Great of Prussia inflicted a heavy defeat on the Austrians on 5 December 1757.[1] Following the defeat of Germany in World War II, the village became again part of Poland.

References

1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Leuthen" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 504.

Bibliography

• 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.