Wyszogród [vɨˈʂɔɡrut] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
Wyszogród | |
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Village | |
  Wyszogród | |
| Coordinates: 51°11′57″N 17°28′22″E / 51.19917°N 17.47278°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Oleśnica |
| Gmina | Gmina Oleśnica |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DOL |
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the words wysoki gród, which mean "high stronghold", 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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