Wiśnicze

Village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
50°29′N 18°33′E / 50.483°N 18.550°E / 50.483; 18.550Country PolandVoivodeshipSilesianCountyGliwiceGminaWielowieśPopulation
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Wiśnicze [viɕˈnit͡ʂɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wielowieś, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Wielowieś, 24 km (15 mi) north of Gliwice, and 42 km (26 mi) north-west of the regional capital Katowice.

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

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. 55.


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