Raków, Trzebnica County

For other places with the same name, see Rakow.
Raków
Village
Raków is located in Poland
Raków
Raków
Coordinates: 51°14′07″N 16°53′01″E / 51.23528°N 16.88361°E / 51.23528; 16.88361
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyTrzebnica
GminaOborniki Śląskie
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDTR

Raków [ˈrakuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oborniki Śląskie, within Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word rak, which means "crayfish".[2][3]

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. ^ 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. 186.
  3. ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 61.


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