Wyszogród, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
51°11′57″N 17°28′22″E / 51.19917°N 17.47278°E / 51.19917; 17.47278Country PolandVoivodeshipLower SilesianCountyOleśnicaGminaGmina OleśnicaTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationDOL

Wyszogród [vɨˈʂɔɡrut] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the words wysoki gród, which mean "high stronghold", referring to the elevation of the village.[2]

References

  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.
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