Zawada, Prudnik County

Coordinates: 50°23′58″N 17°49′2″E / 50.39944°N 17.81722°E / 50.39944; 17.81722
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Zawada
Zowade
Village
Zawada Zowade is located in Poland
Zawada Zowade
Zawada
Zowade
Coordinates: 50°23′58″N 17°49′2″E / 50.39944°N 17.81722°E / 50.39944; 17.81722
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyPrudnik
GminaGłogówek

Zawada [zaˈvada] (German Zowade, 1936-45: Lichten in Oberschlesien), is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Głogówek, 20 km (12 mi) north-east of Prudnik, and 31 km (19 mi) south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land.

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.