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Kamienica, Silesian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 50°38′8″N 18°59′34″E / 50.63556°N 18.99278°E / 50.63556; 18.99278
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Kamienica
Village
School in Kamienica
School in Kamienica
Kamienica is located in Poland
Kamienica
Kamienica
Coordinates: 50°38′8″N 18°59′34″E / 50.63556°N 18.99278°E / 50.63556; 18.99278
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyLubliniec
GminaWoźniki
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationSLU
Voivodeship roads

Kamienica [kamjɛˈnit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Woźniki, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 23 km (14 mi) east of Lubliniec and 43 km (27 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and is derived from the word kamień, which means "stone".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ 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.