Wysoka, Polkowice County
Wysoka | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Saint Martin church in Wysoka | |
Wysoka | |
| Coordinates: 51°29′N 15°51′E / 51.483°N 15.850°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Polkowice |
| Gmina | Przemków |
| Population | |
• Total | 331 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DPL |
| Voivodeship road | |
Wysoka [vɨˈsɔka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Przemków, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is located approximately 6 km (4 mi) south-east of Przemków, 16 km (10 mi) west of Polkowice, and 92 km (57 mi) north-west of the regional capital, Wrocław.
The name of the village is of Polish origin and derives from the word wysoka, which means "high", referring to the village elevation.[2][3]
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)
- ^ 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.
- ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 19.