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Wiśnicze

Coordinates: 50°29′N 18°33′E / 50.483°N 18.550°E / 50.483; 18.550
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Wiśnicze
Village
Old granary in Wiśnicze
Old granary in Wiśnicze
Wiśnicze is located in Poland
Wiśnicze
Wiśnicze
Coordinates: 50°29′N 18°33′E / 50.483°N 18.550°E / 50.483; 18.550
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyGliwice
GminaWielowieś
Population
311
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationSGL
Voivodeship roads

Wiśnicze [viɕˈnit͡ʂɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wielowieś, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Wielowieś, 24 km (15 mi) north of Gliwice, and 42 km (26 mi) north-west of the regional capital Katowice.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word wiśnia, which means "cherry".[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. ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 55.