Bierutów
# Bierutów

Bierutów (German: 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 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Oleśnica, and 35 kilometres (22 mi) 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.

## Government

### List of mayors since 1990

| Name | Years in office |
| - | - |
| Bogdan Smolarczyk | 1990–1992 |
| Andrzej Wojtkowiak | 1992–1997 |
| Edward Puk | 1997–1998 |
| Włodzimierz Kubiak | 1998–2002 |
| Roman Kazimierski | 2002–2004 |
| Grzegorz Michalak | 2004–2006 |
| Władysław Bogusław Kobiałka | 2006–2018 |
| Piotr Sawicki | since 2018 |

## International relations

### 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
