Gorzów Wielkopolski

Polish

Gorzów Wielkopolski

Etymology

Renamed after World War II from Landsberg an der Warthe by analogy to Gorzów Śląski, which had a well-established, historic German name of Landsberg in Oberschlesien.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔ.ʐuf vʲɛl.kɔˈpɔl.skʲi/
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Proper noun

Gorzów Wielkopolski m inan

  1. A city in Poland, and one of two capitals of Lubusz Voivodeship.

Usage notes

Often abbreviated as Gorzów Wlkp.

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