Nowa Kamienica [ˈnɔva kamjɛˈnit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kamienica, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Stara Kamienica, 15 km (9 mi) west of Jelenia Góra, and 108 km (67 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Nowa Kamienica | |
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Village | |
 Church of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist in Nowa Kamienica | |
  Nowa Kamienica | |
| Coordinates: 50°55′47″N 15°31′42″E / 50.92972°N 15.52833°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Jelenia Góra |
| Gmina | Stara Kamienica |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DJE |
The name of the village is of Polish origin and is derived from the word kamień, which means "stone".[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. 128.
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