Górzyce

Coordinates: 50°57′56″N 16°49′53″E / 50.96556°N 16.83139°E / 50.96556; 16.83139
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Górzyce
Village
Old manor house in Górzyce
Old manor house in Górzyce
Górzyce is located in Poland
Górzyce
Górzyce
Coordinates: 50°57′56″N 16°49′53″E / 50.96556°N 16.83139°E / 50.96556; 16.83139
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyWrocław County
GminaKąty Wrocławskie
Vehicle registrationDWR

Górzyce [ɡuˈʐɨt͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kąty Wrocławskie, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Kąty Wrocławskie, and 24 kilometres (15 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word góra which means "hill".[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 1 June 2008.
  2. ^ Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 147.
  3. ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 18.