Rakłowice

Rakłowice
Village
Rakłowice is located in Poland
Rakłowice
Rakłowice
Coordinates: 51°35′32″N 17°18′36″E / 51.59222°N 17.31000°E / 51.59222; 17.31000
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyMilicz
GminaCieszków
Vehicle registrationDMI

Rakłowice [rakwɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cieszków, within Milicz 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]

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