Wierzbno, Nysa County

Village in Opole Voivodeship, Poland
50°25′52″N 17°11′53″E / 50.43111°N 17.19806°E / 50.43111; 17.19806CountryPoland PolandVoivodeshipOpoleCountyNysaGminaOtmuchówElevation
210 m (690 ft)Population
360Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationONY

Wierzbno [ˈvjɛʐbnɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Otmuchów, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Otmuchów, 11 km (7 mi) south-west of Nysa, and 59 km (37 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word wierzba, which means "willow".[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. pp. 54–55.



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