Marszowice [marʂɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oława, within Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Oława and 25 km (16 mi) south-east of the regional capital Wrocław.
Marszowice | |
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Village | |
_ID_596529.jpg) Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Marszowice | |
  Marszowice | |
| Coordinates: 50°56′N 17°13′E / 50.933°N 17.217°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Oława |
| Gmina | Oława |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DOA |
The name of the settlement is derived from the Polish word marsz, which means "march", in reference to marches when horses were herded to pasture.[2]
A 10th-century sword was found in the village, now in the collection of a museum in Wrocław.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 12.
- ^ Sarnowska, Wanda (1955). "Miecze wczesnośredniowieczne w Polsce". Światowit (in Polish). XXI. Warsaw: 287.
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