Ptakowice [ptakɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Lewin Brzeski, 14 km (9 mi) south of Brzeg, and 29 km (18 mi) west of the regional capital Opole.
Ptakowice | |
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Village | |
 Park in Ptakowice | |
  Ptakowice | |
| Coordinates: 50°45′N 17°33′E / 50.750°N 17.550°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Brzeg |
| Gmina | Lewin Brzeski |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OB |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word ptak, which means "bird".[2]
Transport
editThe Voivodeship road 458 runs through Ptakowice and the A4 motorway runs nearby, south of the village.
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 61.
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