Ortowice

Ortowice
—  Village  —
Ortowice
Coordinates: 50°16′55″N 18°19′10″E / 50.28194°N 18.31944°E / 50.28194; 18.31944
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Gmina	Bierawa
Population	285

Ortowice [ɔrtɔˈvit​͡sɛ] (German Ortowitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bierawa, within Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Bierawa, 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Kędzierzyn-Koźle, and 51 km (32 mi) south-east of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

The village has a population of 285.

References

1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 

Coordinates: 50°16′55″N 18°19′10″E / 50.28194°N 18.31944°E / 50.28194; 18.31944