Górzyce [ɡuˈʐɨt͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kąty Wrocławskie, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
Górzyce | |
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Village | |
 Old manor house in Górzyce | |
  Górzyce | |
| Coordinates: 50°57′56″N 16°49′53″E / 50.96556°N 16.83139°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Wrocław |
| Gmina | Kąty Wrocławskie |
| Vehicle registration | DWR |
It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Kąty Wrocławskie, and 24 kilometres (15 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word góra which means "hill".[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 1 June 2008.
- ^ 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. 147.
- ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 18.
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