| Zabór Wielki | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 Nature reserve Zabór | |
  Zabór Wielki | |
| Coordinates: 51°13′N 16°44′E / 51.217°N 16.733°E / 51.217; 16.733 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Środa Śląska |
| Gmina | Miękinia |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DSR |
Zabór Wielki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzabur ˈvjɛlkʲi]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miękinia, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Miękinia, 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-east of Środa Śląska, and 24 kilometres (15 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the words za and bór, meaning "behind a coniferous forest".
In 1842, the village had a population of 244.
The Nature reserve Zabór is located near Zabór Wielki.
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- 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. 138.
- Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 21.
- Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom X (in Polish). Warszawa. 1889. p. 189.
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| Gmina Miękinia | ||
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