Taking into account the continuity of settlement in the area occupied by today's settlement, it can be said that Utrata is very old. Archaeological research conducted by specialists from Opole showed that a stronghold was built on the area of a circular island (existing in the waters of a former lake). Based on 92 fragments of vessels that were fished out from the bottom of the pond, the probable date of the settlement was determined to be the 6th century. These fragments come from quite a long time period, from the 6th to the 8th century, and most likely the stronghold was inhabited for that long. Such scant material does not allow us to characterize the life of the inhabitants of the settlement. However, based on information from other sources, it can be hypothesized that they were a Slavic people. The buildings of the legendary settlement of Pari probably existed on the land of today's Utrata. Pari was the prince's property until 1354, when the Duke of Opole and Greater Sudetes, Albert the Younger, sold it for 20 marks to a landowner named Świerzy.
Today's name of the village Utrata is much later and belongs to the type of topographic names related to the water network. The name Utrata was often given to water mills, which, as sources explain, was to protect them from periodic water shortages.
The village was located among forests, fields and lakes, 15 km from Strzelce Wielkie. It was never a large, densely populated village, but in the 19th century, in addition to the incumbent farmers, three count officials lived there: a forester, a fisherman and a keeper of fish ponds.
Until recently, the village was treated as an integral part of Izbicko, but since 1992 it has become a separate village.
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