Olbrachtowice

Olbrachtowice
Village
Olbrachtowice is located in Poland
Olbrachtowice
Olbrachtowice
Coordinates: 50°57′N 16°55′E / 50.950°N 16.917°E / 50.950; 16.917
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyWrocław
GminaSobótka
Elevation
151 m (495 ft)
Population
198

Olbrachtowice [ɔlbraxtɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sobótka, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 22 km (14 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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

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)