Góra, Silesian Voivodeship

Village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
49°58′25″N 19°6′34″E / 49.97361°N 19.10944°E / 49.97361; 19.10944Country PolandVoivodeshipSilesianCountyPszczynaGminaMiedźnaPopulation
 • Total2,554Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Góra [ˈɡura] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miedźna, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Pszczyna and 32 km (20 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and means "hill".[2][3]

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. 146.
  3. ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 18.
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