Rusinowice | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Silesian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lubliniec |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Koszęcin |
Coordinates: | 50.6333°N 63°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Population Total: | 1336 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 42-700 |
Rusinowice (German Ruschinowitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koszęcin, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) west of Koszęcin, 80NaN0 south-east of Lubliniec, and 470NaN0 north-west of the regional capital Katowice. The village is located near to the Polish nature reserve Jeleniak Mikuliny.Rusinowice has a centre of rehabilitation and education for disabled children and adolescents. The institution started operating in 1994. It was established through an initiative by the Polish Episcopate and the American Embassy in Poland. The centre is run by the Gliwice branch of Caritas.
The Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross and St. Catherine is a Catholic church located in the village. Rusinowice and Piłka, a nearby village, both belong to a parish founded in 1985.
A volunteer fire department can also be found in Rusinowice. The department's one station has an observation tower and a firetruck.