Wilamowa

Wilamowa
Village
Wilamowa is located in Poland
Wilamowa
Wilamowa
Coordinates: 50°26′37″N 17°4′41″E / 50.44361°N 17.07806°E / 50.44361; 17.07806
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyNysa
GminaPaczków
Population
370

Wilamowa [vilaˈmɔva] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Paczków, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 6 km (4 mi) east of Paczków, 19 km (12 mi) west of Nysa, and 66 km (41 mi) west of the regional capital Opole.

The suffix -dorf of the former German name Alt-Wilmsdorf 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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