Wronów [ˈvrɔnuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niechlów, within Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Niechlów, 12 km (7 mi) north-west of Góra, and 81 km (50 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Wronów | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 51°45′N 16°27′E / 51.750°N 16.450°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
Powiat | Góra |
Gmina | Niechlów |
Population | 393 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | DGR |
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word wrona, which means "crow".[2]
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. 64.