Coordinates: 50°56′6″N 17°10′45″E / 50.93500°N 17.17917°E / 50.93500; 17.17917

Wierzbno, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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Wierzbno
Village
Wierzbno is located in Poland
Wierzbno
Wierzbno
Wierzbno is located in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Wierzbno
Wierzbno
Coordinates: 50°56′6″N 17°10′45″E / 50.93500°N 17.17917°E / 50.93500; 17.17917
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyOława
GminaDomaniów
Population
(approx.)
1,450
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDOA
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://www.wierzbno.ovh.org

Wierzbno [ˈvjɛʐbnɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Domaniów, within Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Domaniów, 9 km (6 mi) west of Oława, and 24 km (15 mi) south-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word wierzba, which means "willow".[2] The village was once a possession of the Saint Vincent Monastery in Wrocław.[3] In 1840, it had a population of 796, and in 1885 it had a population of 863, mostly employed in flax, rapeseed and fruit cultivation.[3]

Transport

The Voivodeship road 346 runs through Wierzbno, and the A4 motorway runs nearby, south-west of the village.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. pp. 54–55.
  3. ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIII (in Polish). Warsaw. 1893. p. 400.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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