Łosiów | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Opole |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Brzeg |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Lewin Brzeski |
Coordinates: | 50.7833°N 51°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Population Total: | 1510[1] |
Łosiów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[2] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) north-west of Lewin Brzeski, 110NaN0 south-east of Brzeg, and 290NaN0 north-west of the regional capital Opole.
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 commandry for the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. In 1945 the village became part of Poland.[3]