Kuklice [kuˈklit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobierzyce, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Kobierzyce and 21 km (13 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.
Kuklice | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 50°57′N 16°57′E / 50.950°N 16.950°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
County | Wrocław County |
Gmina | Kobierzyce |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | DWR |
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word kukułka, which means "cuckoo".[2]
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. 57.