Niedźwiedź, Greater Poland Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Niedźwiedź.
Niedźwiedź
Village
Niedźwiedź is located in Poland
Niedźwiedź
Niedźwiedź
Coordinates: 51°29′2″N 17°52′42″E / 51.48389°N 17.87833°E / 51.48389; 17.87833
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyOstrzeszów
GminaOstrzeszów
Population
(approx.)
500

Niedźwiedź [ˈɲɛd͡ʑvjɛt͡ɕ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostrzeszów, within Ostrzeszów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1]

The suffix -dorf of the German place name Bärwalde is typical for settlements founded by Germans during Medieval Ostsiedlung.[2]

The village has an approximate population of 500.

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ^ Adolf Bach (1954). Die deutschen Ortsnamen. Deutsche Namenkunde. Vol. II, 2. Heidelberg. p. 204.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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