Wojciechów, Olesno County

For other places with the same name, see Wojciechów.
Wojciechów
Village
Wojciechów is located in Poland
Wojciechów
Wojciechów
Coordinates: 50°53′48″N 18°23′30″E / 50.89667°N 18.39167°E / 50.89667; 18.39167
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyOlesno
GminaOlesno

Wojciechów (Polish: [vɔjˈt͡ɕɛxuf]) (Albrechtsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olesno, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 km (2 mi) north-west of Olesno and 42 km (26 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole.

The suffix -dorf of the historic village name 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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