Piskorzówek

Piskorzówek [piskɔˈʐuvɛk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Domaniów, within Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland.[1]

Piskorzówek
Village
Piskorzówek is located in Poland
Piskorzówek
Piskorzówek
Piskorzówek is located in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Piskorzówek
Piskorzówek
Coordinates: 50°54′N 17°8′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyOława
GminaDomaniów
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDOA

It lies approximately 1 kilometre (1 mi) north-east of Domaniów, 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Oława, and 27 kilometres (17 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.

The name Piskorzówek is a diminutive form of the name of the nearby village of Piskorzów, which in turn comes from the Polish word piskorz, which means "weatherfish".[2]

Transport

The Polish A4 motorway runs nearby, north-east of the village.

References

  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. p. 60.


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