Wysoka, Wrocław County

Coordinates: 51°2′45″N 17°0′30″E / 51.04583°N 17.00833°E / 51.04583; 17.00833
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Wysoka
Village
Wysoka is located in Poland
Wysoka
Wysoka
Coordinates: 51°2′45″N 17°0′30″E / 51.04583°N 17.00833°E / 51.04583; 17.00833
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyWrocław County
GminaKobierzyce
Population
 • Total1,036
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codePOL
Vehicle registrationDWR
Highways

Wysoka [vɨˈsɔka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobierzyce, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Kobierzyce and 10 km (6 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław. It is a southern suburb of Wrocław.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word wysoka, which means "high", referring to the elevation of the village.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 137.
  3. ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 19.