Łosiów


Łosiów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Lewin Brzeski, south-east of Brzeg, and north-west of the regional capital Opole.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany.
The village has a population of 1,510.

History

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.

Demography