Rybnica, Wrocław County
Rybnica | |
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Village | |
Palace in Rybnica | |
Rybnica | |
| Coordinates: 51°03′30.6″N 16°51′40.6″E / 51.058500°N 16.861278°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Wrocław |
| Gmina | Kąty Wrocławskie |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DWR |
Rybnica [rɨbˈnit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kąty Wrocławskie, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
The village was first mentioned in 1288, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland.[2] The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word ryba, which means "fish".[2]
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ a b Hefftner, Paul (1910). Ursprung und Bedeutung der Ortsnamen im Stadt- und Landkreise Breslau (in German). p. 136.