Łuczyna
| Łuczyna | |
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| Village | |
 Łuczyna
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| Coordinates: 51°18′N 17°17′E / 51.300°N 17.283°E | |
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Oleśnica |
| Gmina | Dobroszyce |
| Population | 456 |
Łuczyna [wuˈt͡ʂɨna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobroszyce, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was located in Germany.
Łuczyna lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Dobroszyce, 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Oleśnica, and 26 kilometres (16 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław. The village has a combined area of 1,846 hectares, and the population of 472 as of 2009.
Łuczyna was founded as "Luzina" on 20 April 1251 by Bishop Thomas of Wrocław. In 1283, Pastor Smilo was mentioned there, along with the alternative spelling of the village name, "Lucina" (1283). Until 1810 the village was a location of the Cistercian monastery of Trzebnica.
In 1845 the settlement got subdivided into the upper and lower part: Nieder and Ober Lutzine (in German). In the lower town there was a Protestant church, evangelical school, the palace, and two big farms: one within the village and one just outside it; as well as 77 private properties with 105 residential buildings; not to mention: two water mills, 10 linen weaving workshops, a bakery, a brickyard, a brewery and a distillery. At that time, among the 783 residents, there were 36 Protestants and 12 Catholics, including two gardening contractors, 20 artisans and 10 merchants of wood. In the upper town, there was also a brewery and a distillery, as well as 7 country estates featuring 10 family dwellings, housing 53 people in total.
Around 1847, resulting partially from the introduction of new administrative divisions, most land came into the possession of St. Bernard Hospital located in Wrocław, and the von Roeder family (1854) as well. The settlement remained split into upper and lower Lutzine until 1912, with St. Bernard Hospital owning most property in both parts. In 1937 Lutzine was sold to Georg von Roeder, with 1,218 hectares of land including 61.5 hectares of fields and meadows, and 1,156.5 hectares of the forest.
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