Starczów

Starczów
Village
Starczów, domy
Starczów, domy
Starczów is located in Poland
Starczów
Starczów
Coordinates: 50°33′N 16°56′E / 50.550°N 16.933°E / 50.550; 16.933
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyZąbkowice Śląskie
GminaKamieniec Ząbkowicki

Starczów [ˈstart͡ʂuf] (German: Alt Altmannsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kamieniec Ząbkowicki, within Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 km (3 mi) north-east of Kamieniec Ząbkowicki, 10 km (6 mi) south-east of Ząbkowice Śląskie, and 65 km (40 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.

The suffix -dorf of the former German name Alt Altmannsdorf 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)


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