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For the village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, see Wąwelno. Village in Opole Voivodeship, Poland
Wawelno Bowallno
Village
Center of the villageCenter of the village
Wawelno is located in PolandWawelnoWawelno
Coordinates: 50°39′24″N 17°45′42″E / 50.65667°N 17.76167°E / 50.65667; 17.76167
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyOpole
GminaKomprachcice
Population
 • Total1,200
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOPO

Wawelno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komprachcice, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Komprachcice and 13 km (8 mi) west of the regional capital Opole.

The earliest record of the village comes from c. 1300. The name is of Polish origin, and comes from the word wąwel. In the past, it was known in Polish as Wawelno, Wąwolno and Bowalno. Under Nazi Germany, in 1936, it was renamed Walldorf to erase traces of Polish origin.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I (in Polish). Warszawa. 1890. p. 343.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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