Zwiastowice
Zwiastowice
Schwesterwitz | |
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Village | |
Chapel of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Zwiastowice | |
Zwiastowice | |
| Coordinates: 50°20′9″N 17°57′59″E / 50.33583°N 17.96639°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Prudnik |
| Gmina | Głogówek |
| First mentioned | 1233 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OPR |
Zwiastowice [zvjastɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Schwesterwitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland,[1] close to the Czech border. It lies approximately 8 km (5 mi) east of Głogówek, 28 km (17 mi) east of Prudnik, and 37 km (23 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.
The village is named after a person named Zwiast, and was mentioned under the Latinized Old Polish name Zuestoua in a document from 1233.[2] It was a possession of the Cistercians until secularization in 1810.[2]
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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 "Zwiastowice" (in Polish). Retrieved 6 January 2025.