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Wysoka, Polkowice County

Coordinates: 51°29′N 15°51′E / 51.483°N 15.850°E / 51.483; 15.850
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Wysoka
Village
Saint Martin church in Wysoka
Saint Martin church in Wysoka
Wysoka is located in Poland
Wysoka
Wysoka
Coordinates: 51°29′N 15°51′E / 51.483°N 15.850°E / 51.483; 15.850
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyPolkowice
GminaPrzemków
Population
 • Total331
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDPL
Voivodeship road

Wysoka [vɨˈsɔka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Przemków, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Przemków, 16 km (10 mi) west of Polkowice, and 92 km (57 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word wysoka, which means "high", referring to the elevation of the village.[2][3]

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. 137.
  3. ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 19.