Frącki, Opole Voivodeship

Frącki [ˈfrɔnt͡skʲi] is a settlement, part of the village of Pogórze, in the administrative district of Gmina Biała, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Biała, 17 km (11 mi) north-east of Prudnik, and 30 km (19 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole.

See also: Frącki, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Frącki
Village
Wayside chapel in Frącki
Wayside chapel in Frącki
Frącki is located in Poland
Frącki
Frącki
Frącki is located in Opole Voivodeship
Frącki
Frącki
Coordinates: 50°27′20″N 17°41′21″E
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyPrudnik
GminaBiała
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOPR

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word wrona, which means "crow".[2] Its old Polish forms were Wronza and Fronka.[2]

References
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  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. pp. 64–65.



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