Kamienica [kamjɛˈnit͡sa] 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 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Paczków, 28 km (17 mi) west of Nysa, and 74 km (46 mi) west of the regional capital Opole.
Kamienica | |
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Village | |
 Saint George church in Kamienica | |
  Kamienica | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′N 16°57′E / 50.450°N 16.950°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Nysa |
| Gmina | Paczków |
| Population (approx.) | 1,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ONY |
The village was mentioned under its Latinized Old Polish name Cameniza in a document of 1284, when it part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland.[2] The name is of Polish origin and is derived from the word kamień, which means "stone".[2]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b 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. 128.
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