Piskorzówek [piskɔˈʐuvɛk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Domaniów, within Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland.[1]
Piskorzówek | |
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Village | |
  Piskorzówek | |
| Coordinates: 50°54′N 17°8′E / 50.900°N 17.133°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Oława |
| Gmina | Domaniów |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DOA |
It lies approximately 1 kilometre (1 mi) north-east of Domaniów, 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Oława, and 27 kilometres (17 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.
The name Piskorzówek is a diminutive form of the name of the nearby village of Piskorzów, which in turn comes from the Polish word piskorz, which means "weatherfish".[2]
Transport
editThe Polish A4 motorway runs nearby, north-east of the village.
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. 60.
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