Bierutów () 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 south-east of Oleśnica, and 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 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 References External links Official website Jewish Community of Bierutów on Virtual Shtetl Cities and towns in Lower Silesian Voivodeship Oleśnica County Cities in Silesia