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Wysoka, Strzelce County

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For other places with the same name, see Wysoka. Village in Opole Voivodeship, Poland
Wysoka
Village
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Wysoka is located in PolandWysokaWysoka
Coordinates: 50°28′N 18°10′E / 50.467°N 18.167°E / 50.467; 18.167
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyStrzelce
GminaLeśnica
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOST
Highways

Wysoka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśnica, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.

It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Leśnica, 10 km (6 mi) south-west of Strzelce Opolskie, and 28 km (17 mi) south-east of the regional capital Opole.

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.

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.
  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.
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