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Wysoka, Zielona Góra County

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For other places with the same name, see Wysoka. Village in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland
Wysoka
Village
Saint Therese church in WysokaSaint Therese church in Wysoka
Wysoka is located in PolandWysokaWysoka
Coordinates: 51°52′N 15°11′E / 51.867°N 15.183°E / 51.867; 15.183
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLubusz
CountyZielona Góra
GminaNowogród Bobrzański
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationFZI

Wysoka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowogród Bobrzański, within Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Nowogród Bobrzański and 24 km (15 mi) west of Zielona Góra.

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.
Gmina Nowogród Bobrzański
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