Rataje [raˈtajɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołów, within Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
Rataje | |
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Village | |
  Rataje | |
| Coordinates: 51°16′12″N 16°31′27″E / 51.27000°N 16.52417°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Wołów |
| Gmina | Wołów |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DWL |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
Name
editIn a document of Pope Innocent III issued in 1201 in Segni, the village was mentioned under the Latinized Polish name Radtaj and confirmed as a possession of the monastery in nearby Lubiąż.[2] In a document of Bishop of Wrocław Wawrzyniec issued in 1217, the village appeared as Rataie.[3] The name is of Polish origin and there are several villages of the same name throughout Poland.
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Grünhagen, Colmar (1884). Codex Diplomaticus Silesiae (in German). Vol. 7. Josef Max & Comp. p. 65.
- ^ Grünhagen, p. 115–116
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