Sosnowa [sɔsˈnɔva] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kamieniec Ząbkowicki, within Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
Sosnowa | |
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Village | |
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  Sosnowa | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′32″N 16°52′23″E / 50.49222°N 16.87306°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Ząbkowice Śląskie |
| Gmina | Kamieniec Ząbkowicki |
| First mentioned | 1260 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DZA |
| Voivodeship road |  |
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word sosna which means "pine".[2] It was first mentioned as Sosnova in 1260, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b 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. 178.
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