Starków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Starków
Village
Church of Saint Nicholas
Church of Saint Nicholas
Starków is located in Poland
Starków
Starków
Coordinates: 50°22′17″N 16°34′34″E / 50.37139°N 16.57611°E / 50.37139; 16.57611
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyKłodzko
GminaKłodzko

Starków [ˈstarkuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kłodzko, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 km (6 mi) south-west of Kłodzko, and 90 km (56 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.

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