Rusinowice


Rusinowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koszęcin, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Koszęcin, south-east of Lubliniec, and north-west of the regional capital Katowice. The village has a population of 1,336. It 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.

Monuments

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.

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