Krzyżowice, Brzeg County

Krzyżowice [kʂɨʐɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German Kreisewitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszanka, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Olszanka, 8 km (5 mi) south of Brzeg, and 37 km (23 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole.

Krzyżowice
Village
Church of the Ascension
Church of the Ascension
Krzyżowice is located in Poland
Krzyżowice
Krzyżowice
Krzyżowice is located in Opole Voivodeship
Krzyżowice
Krzyżowice
Coordinates: 50°48′N 17°28′E
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyBrzeg
GminaOlszanka
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOB
Voivodeship roads

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word krzyż, which means "cross".[2]

Notable residents

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. 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. 130.



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