Wysoka, Zielona Góra County
Wysoka | |
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Village | |
Saint Therese church in Wysoka | |
Wysoka | |
| Coordinates: 51°52′N 15°11′E / 51.867°N 15.183°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lubusz |
| County | Zielona Góra |
| Gmina | Nowogród Bobrzański |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | FZI |
Wysoka [vɨˈsɔka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowogród Bobrzański, within Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 km (6 mi) north-west of Nowogród Bobrzański and 24 km (15 mi) west of Zielona Góra.
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]
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.