Wysoka [vɨˈsɔka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowogród Bobrzański, within Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Nowogród Bobrzański and 24 km (15 mi) west of Zielona Góra.
Wysoka | |
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Village | |
_6.jpg) Saint Therese church in Wysoka | |
  Wysoka | |
| Coordinates: 51°52′N 15°11′E / 51.867°N 15.183°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lubusz |
| County | Zielona Góra |
| Gmina | Nowogród Bobrzański |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | FZI |
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word wysoka, which means "high", referring to the elevation of the village.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ 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. 137.
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