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Village in Opole Voivodeship, Poland
Wierzch Deutsch Müllmen
Village
Saint Lawrence church in WierzchSaint Lawrence church in Wierzch
Wierzch is located in PolandWierzchWierzch
Coordinates: 50°21′13″N 17°46′43″E / 50.35361°N 17.77861°E / 50.35361; 17.77861
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyPrudnik
GminaGłogówek
First mentioned1217
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOPR

Wierzch (German: Deutsch Müllmen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Głogówek, 15 km (9 mi) east of Prudnik, and 37 km (23 mi) south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land.

The earliest record of the village comes from 1217.

Since 2009, in addition to the official Polish language, German has also been recognized as an additional secondary language.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. "Wierzch" (in Polish). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  3. "List of Minority Place Names in Poland" (PDF).
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